Plumes Of Fire And Gas Erupting From The Sun Have Been Captured By Nasa Spacecraft

From The Telegraph:

Great balls of gas erupting from the Sun have been captured in rare footage by two Nasa spacecraft.

Filmed over two days, the images show huge plumes of gas bursting from the Sun's surface and held aloft by its magnetic field.

These gas bursts - known as solar prominences - are several times larger than the Earth and travel at enormous speed.

Read more ....