Space Storm Captured by NRL Spurs New Era in CME Research (VIDEO)

Naval Research Laboratory

Caption

Images from NOAA’s CCOR-1 coronagraph showing the ‘halo’ coronal mass ejection on May 31, 2025. Launched last year, and designed and built by NRL, the CCOR-1 coronagraph is the first operational coronagraph providing critical real-time observations for NOAA to issue space weather forecasts and storm alerts.

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NOAA's CCOR-1

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