Watch a massive ’canyon of fire’ explode from the sun

The fiery chasm was at least double the width of the United States A vast “canyon of fire“ at least double the width of the United States was carved into the sun’s southern hemisphere Wednesday (Oct. 31). The culprit? A large magnetic filament eruption from the sun, according to . This activity generated a canyon roughly 6,200 miles wide (10,000 km) and 10 times as long. These solar filaments are colossal arcs of electrified gas, or plasma, that are held suspended above the sun’s surface. They snake through the sun’s atmosphere, responding to our star’s magnetic field. When the magnetic field becomes unstable, the filament collapses, which can result in spectacular explosions — like the one seen in the video above. According to , the eruption resulted in a coronal mass ejection (CME) — where charged plasma from the sun’s upper atmosphere, the corona, is hurled into space. NASA models hint at a glancing blow to Earth on Nov. 4. If at least part of the CME is directed at Earth, the powerful streams of magnetized solar wind could trigger impressive auroras later this week. (The auroras are also known as the aurora borealis or northern lights in the Northern Hemisphere and the aurora australis or southern lights in the Southern Hemisphere.) Your Queries:- a canyon of fire canyon of fire sun how the earth was made full episodes the sun la tuna canyon how the earth was made show explosion in the sun how the earth was made how the earth was made clips history how the earth was made the proof is out there firey ufo inside the ring of fire how the earth was made series the proof is out there exclusive the proof is out there full episodes the grand canyon season 2 the proof is out there #canyonfire #sun #spaceexploration #nasa #environmentalmonitoring