The video shows Jupiter lingering in the background of the CME as NASA performed a coronograph.
A coronograph is used to take images of the Sun by creating an artificial eclipse using an opaque disc in front of a satellite s camera.
This allows scientists to study flares from the Sun without images being obscured by the Sun s glaze.
NASA satellite captures solar flare on video with Jupiter in the background (Image: GETTY)
The Sun releasing a CME (Image: NASA)
Astronomy site Space Weather said: On February 4, the SOHO watched a flux rope CME sail into space almost directly in front of Jupiter.