The two major solar observatories, SDO and SOHO, both saw a massive solar event in exceptional clarity.  Starting April 28th, a huge solar plasma loop broke away and was blasted millions of miles out into space from the surface of the Sun!  This massive outburst of energy comes during the peak of the 11-year solar activity cycle, and shows us just how incredible and energetic our home star can be. Solar filaments like the one that broke away are long chains of solar plasma, a state of matter where super-heated gas becomes stripped of its electrons.  The plasma filaments follow...