Sun unleashes powerful solar eruption

(0:34) April 16, 2012 - Described by NASA as "A beautiful prominence eruption producing a coronal mass ejection (CME)". Apparently it's an M1 class flare meaning it is medium sized. Bear in mind that a million Earths would fit into the sun, this medium sized flare is many times the size of Earth. Extremely powerful CMEs can pose a danger to astronauts and satellites in space, as well as power grids, navigation and communications systems on Earth.

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cengland0 (395 days ago) Latest comment: If you watch closely, you can see the gravitational force of the sun sucking some of that back in. ReplyVote updownSpam? Add your reply Are you human? Follow the instructions below Submit as guest (your name) Submit as member (username / password) Report as spam

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TheBob (397 days ago) I once had a coronal mass ejection after a fish curry ReplyVote updownSpam? Add your reply Are you human? Follow the instructions below Submit as guest (your name) Submit as member (username / password) Report as spam

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Guest: Doe (397 days ago) Sunfart. *thumbs up* ReplyVote updownSpam? Add your reply Are you human? Follow the instructions below Submit as guest (your name) Submit as member (username / password) Report as spam