Anatomy of a Solar Storm
April 15, 2009
A CME (coronal mass ejection) is an explosion on the sun’s atmosphere in the form of a cloud that can disrupt satellite communications, GPS signals, cell phones and even our electricity. credit: NASA
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Technology Internet, Environment, Coronal mass ejection, Space plasmas, Plasma physics, Quiescent prominence, Geomagnetic storm, Corona, Sun, Global Positioning System, cell phones, GPS, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, satellite communications, electricity