WASHINGTON – An incredible solar explosion erupted from the sun this week.

It was recorded by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory, which is overseen by the Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md.

NASA says the eruption was not directed toward the earth.

Check out videos of the incident below, courtesy of SPACE.com and CNN:

Follow WTOP on Twitter.

(Copyright 2012 by WTOP. All Rights Reserved.)