The first Coronal Mass Ejection captured by the UK-built ESA Solar Orbiter spacecraft! ☀️👇 CMEs are immense eruptions from the Sun's atmosphere that can cause space weather effects here on Earth, damaging satellite-dependent services we rely on every day like GPS and transport systems. 🌍 That's why it's so important we track and understand them with spacecraft like Solar Orbiter, which was built in Stevenage and has strong UK involvement in its science goals. 🛰️ Find out more 👉 http://www.es

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227K views · 5.3K reactions | SOLAR STORM‼️ #solarstorm #sun #magneticfield #plasma #solar #cme #solarwinds | Mike Milks | Facebook

99K views · 1.3K reactions | The more solar observatories, the merrier: Scientists have developed new 3-D models to see how interplanetary shocks associated with CMEs, spread from the Sun — an effort made possible only by combining data from three satellites: https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2018/3-nasa-satellites-recreate-solar-eruption-in-3-d | NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Facebook