Double solar m-flares blast massive coronal mass ejection

Sunspot AR3078 blasted a pair of m-class flares that generated a huge coronal mass ejection on Aug. 17, 2022. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) and the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) captured the fireworks.

SDO also captured a pair of m-flares on Aug, 18.

Credit: Space.com | footage courtesy: NASA/SDO/ESA/SOHO | edited by [Steve Spaleta](https://twitter.com/stevespaleta)

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