​Solar Spectacle: A look at Nasa’s most breathtaking 'Sun' shots​

This illustration shows a coronal mass ejection (CME) erupting from the Sun towards Earth. The CME impacts Earth’s magnetic field, which can disrupt communications, satellites, and cause blackouts. (Image source: Nasa)

The Sun released a solar flare, a prominence eruption, and a coronal mass ejection (CME) that raced into space. This CME, traveling at about 1350 miles per second, sent billions of particles toward Earth. While these particles don't harm people directly, they can affect satellites and electronic systems. When such CMEs hit Earth, they can cause geomagnetic storms, impacting communication, power grids, and creating stunning auroras. (Image source: Nasa)

The sun unleashed a dramatic coronal mass ejection (CME) along with part of a solar filament over a few hours. While some of the strands fell back into the sun, a significant portion erupted into space as a bright cloud of particles, captured by the SOHO spacecraft in extreme ultraviolet light. This event occurred near the sun's edge, making it unlikely to have any effect on Earth. (Image source: NASA)

The Sun released a bright solar flare and a prominence eruption, followed by a coronal mass ejection (CME) directed towards Earth. The CME sent particles into space at about 1350 miles per second. While these particles don’t harm humans, they can affect satellites, communications, and power grids, and may cause auroras. (Image source: Nasa)

This image reveals the sun’s magnetic field, with lines connecting bright active regions. Captured in extreme ultraviolet light, it helps scientists understand how the sun's magnetism changes. (Nasa)

In May 2016, Mercury made a rare transit across the Sun, moving between the Sun and Earth. This eight-hour event, captured by NASA's SDO, occurs about 13 times each century. (Image source: Nasa)

In this image from late March 2013, a dark region on the Sun's surface is a coronal hole, visible above and to the right of the centre. This coronal hole is a source of fast solar wind streaming away from the Sun, as captured by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory. (Image source: Nasa)

An animation of a coronal mass ejection showed coronal mass ejection (CME) blasting off from the Sun and impacting Earth's magnetosphere. (Image source: Nasa)