WHAT IS CORONAL MASS EJECTION?
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Coronal mass ejection is one of the biggest eruptions from the Sun's surface that can contain a billion tons of matter accelerated to several million miles per hour into space. This solar material streams out through the interplanetary medium, impacting any planet or spacecraft in its path. When a really strong CME blows past the Earth, it can damage the electronics in our satellites and disrupt radio communication networks on Earth. Indian scientists had recently measured the magnetic field of an eruption from the Sun's atmosphere, getting a rare peek inside the Sun and studying the inner workings of the brightest star in our solar system. They measured the magnetic field and other physical conditions of the eruption. The team studied the plasma from the Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) that happened on May 1, 2016.