NOAA's GOES-R Satellite Captures Sun Blasts Powerful X2 Flare

See a powerful solar event as never before. The NOAA GOES-R satellite provides a detailed, multi-wavelength view of an X2-class solar flare, the most intense category of solar eruptions, offering a mesmerizing look at space weather in action.

Credit: Space.com | footage courtesy: NOAA | edited by Steve Spaleta