Sun Hurls Giant Eruption - New ‘Ultra-Zoom' Lens Snaps It | Video

Friday, May 30, 2014 - 10:30 in Astronomy & Space

For the first time, NASA's Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS) probe captured a coronal mass ejection (May 9th, 2014). The field of view measures 5 Earth-diameters wide by 7.5 tall.

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