Solar plasma flying through the Solar System (VIDEO)

European Space Agency

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This simulation shows how charged particles (plasma) from the Sun, blasted out on 20 May 2024, spread through the Solar System. The Sun lies at the centre of the circle, and the positions of several planets and spacecraft are shown.

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EUHFORIA/J. Pomoell

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