A massive eruption of solar material, known as a coronal mass ejection or CME, was detected escaping from the Sun at 11:36 p.m. EDT on March 12, 2023. The CME erupted from the side of the Sun opposite Earth. While resarchers are still gathering data to determine the source of the eruption, it is
A powerful solar eruption is likely to have hit NASA’s Parker Solar Probe head-on. This artist’s animation shows the spacecraft as it officially touched the Sun. Launched in 2018 to study the Sun’s biggest mysteries, the spacecraft has close-up observations of our star. This is allowing us to see the Sun as never before, and helping scientists answer fundamental questions about the Sun.
A simulation of the CME below shows the blast erupting from the Sun and passing over Mercury . Earth is a yellow circle located at the 3 o’clock position.
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