NASA Captures Epic Eruption From Surface of Sun [PICS]

NASA Captures Epic CME Eruption


The sun experienced a huge coronal mass ejection (CME) on Aug. 31, 2012, and NASA captured several images.

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From here on Earth, the Sun looks remarkably consistent, continuously bathing our planet in light and heat without much change from year to year, let alone day to day. In reality, it's anything but calm, as this incredible NASA photo of a coronal mass ejection (CME) shows.
A CME is a huge burst of stellar material and magnetic fields from the surface of the sun -- essentially what happens when the sun "burps." They're often associated with solar flares, but they can happen separately, too.
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This particular CME occurred on Aug. 31, 2012 at 4:36 p.m Eastern Time. At its fastest, the burst shot out into space at more tha… Continue reading...
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