NASA watches the Sun put a stop to its own eruption
(PHYSorg.com Space & Earth)

On Sept. 30, 2014, multiple NASA observatories watched what appeared to be the beginnings of a solar eruption. A filament-a serpentine structure consisting of dense solar material and often associated with solar eruptions-rose from the surface, gaining energy and speed as it soared. But instead of erupting from the Sun, the filament collapsed, shredded to pieces by invisible magnetic forces.