Coronal Mass Ejection Jan. 7, 2014 (VIDEO) Imperial College London This video is under embargo. Please login to access this video. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Caption On Jan. 7, 2014, the sun's surface erupted with an unusually large explosion, called coronal mass ejection (CME), with NOAA releasing a significant false alarm geomagnetic storm at Earth. This initial structure seen as magnetic loops just south of center on the solar disc reached out above the solar surface. These field loops are seen using three overlaid wavelength channels from the SDO spacecraft (171, 193, 211 AIA instrument). The loop structures can be seen to be anchored to concentrated magnetic structures on the solar surface (blue and green highlights seen using SDO's HMI instrument). Credit Dr. Neel Savani, Imperial College London Usage Restrictions None License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.