NASA captures video of Sun ejecting massive amount of plasma

In an amazing video captured by NASA telescopes, the Sun ejected a plume of plasma so big, it could wipe out our civilization many times over (if Earth was that close, that is).

The bright solar prominence, or large gaseous feature that extends outward from the sun's surface, was spotted on April 21, according to NASA.

The solar plume grew to be many times the size of the Earth at its greatest height, and most of it fell back into the sun. The video, made of still images taken with an ultraviolet light camera, show the phenomenon over a six-hour period.

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