STEREO Reveals the Anatomy of a Solar Storm in 3D
Tuesday, April 28, 2009 - 17:49
in Astronomy & Space
(PhysOrg.com) -- Observations from NASA's twin Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory (STEREO) spacecraft have allowed scientists to reveal for the first time the speed, trajectory, and three-dimensional shape of solar explosions known as coronal mass ejections, or CMEs.
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