NASA's IRIS observes first coronal mass ejection -- aka a giant solar flare

Friday, May 30, 2014 - 17:30 in Astronomy & Space

Brooks HaysPALO ALTO, Calif., May 30 (UPI) -- Earlier this month, NASA's newest solar observatory, IRIS, was in prime position to capture a detailed profile view of an extraordinary solar flare ejection.

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