Question

NASA launched an observatory, named the Solar Dynamics Observatory, into space to study the sun. This observatory has a powerful telescope that photographs different solar features. Sudden eruptions of intense energy from the sun’s surface are
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Answer 1

Sudden eruptions of intense energy from the sun’s surface are called **solar flares**. Huge loops of plasma erupting from the sun are known as **coronal mass ejections (CMEs)**. Both phenomena are key features studied by the Solar Dynamics Observatory.