Sun blasts powerful M1-class flare, spacecraft watches

New sunspot AR2911 made its presence known with an M1-class solar flare on Dec. 17, 2021. See footage of the fireworks from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory. Credit: Space.com | NASA/SDO/Science teams: AIA/EVE/HMI | produced & edited by [Steve Spaleta](http://www.twitter.com/stevespaleta)