Still, sun-watching spacecraft caught impressive views of the ejection as it blasted plasma and magnetic field into space. And here is the CME from the X2.0 limb flare as seen by LASCO C2.

SPHEREx hopes to solve some of the universe's biggest mysteries, while PUNCH will study the sun’s outer atmosphere, the corona. Here's what to know.

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So, with more complex CMEs coming from the Sun in the next few years and an increasing reliance on space-based infrastructure for communication, navigation and scientific exploration, monitoring ...

These "massive fireballs" that blow out of the Sun's outermost layer can significantly affect the weather on Earth and satellites in space, said BBC News. A single CME "could weigh up to a ...

NASA's new space telescope, the SPHEREx observatory, will map the sky on a two-year course over Earth's poles, while four small satellites in the PUNCH mission will study the sun. Advertisement ...