NASA caught spectacular images of a solar flare on Monday.
Scientists say the red glowing looped material is plasma, which is a hot gas made up of electrically charged hydrogen and helium.
Solar flare caught on tape
KMOV.com
Posted on April 17, 2012 at 11:11 AM
Updated Tuesday, Apr 17 at 1:21 PM
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