Very Active Solar Region Coming Our Way (VIDEO) NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center This video is under embargo. Please login to access this video. Caption A new, very active region is approaching over the left side of the sun. It has already popped off 12 flares (C and M class) in 2 days (Oct. 8-10). The region may be a harbinger of geo-effective activity to come. For more information about how NASA monitors the sun: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/sunearth/index.html. Credit NASA/SDO Usage Restrictions None License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.