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A massive solar explosion captured by a solar-powered spacecraft
Mutiny | 20/02/2022 09:04 AM | Click to read full article
NASAs Solar Orbiter spacecraft has captured the largest solar prominence eruption ever observed in a single image together with the full solar disc.
The large structures of tangled magnetic field lines are often associated with coronal mass ejections, which if directed towards Earth, can wreak havoc with our technology and everyday lives.
