The video below was captured by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory spacecraft on February 24, 2011. What you see is a solar prominence, with one frame shot every 24 seconds over about an hour and a half. The video is only 16 seconds long, but they’re gorgeous seconds — do yourself a favor and full-screen the video. More info on the video can be found on the Flickr page.
Matt Blum
Matt Blum is Editor-in-Chief of GeekDad. He lives in Northern Virginia with his wife and two kids, all of whom are also geeks. In his day job Matt is a software engineer, and his many geeky interests include science fiction, the Muppets, LEGO, board games, video games, and bacon.