A Coronal Mass Ejection on Jan. 13, 2013 (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

A Coronal Mass Ejection on Jan. 13, 2013

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This triptych shows a coronal mass ejection or CME as it burst off of the sun in the morning of Jan. 13, 2013. The images were captured by NASA's Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory (STEREO).

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Credit: NASA/STEREO

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