Sun blasts X1-class solar flare! See spacecraft footage in 4K

Sunspot AR3186 erupted with an X1-class solar flare on Jan. 10, 2022. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured the fireworks in multiple wavelengths. Credit: NASA/SDO/helioviewer.org | edited by Space.com's Steve Spaleta (https://twitter.com/stevespaleta) Music: Far Far Far by Bonnie Grace / courtesy of http://www.epidemicsound.com