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on Nov 26, 2012

Coronal mass ejection in 2001

In 2001, the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory—a joint space mission between NASA and the ESA—recorded this coronal mass ejection. Credit: SOHO (ESA & NASA)

In 2001, the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory---a joint space mission between NASA and the ESA---recorded this coronal mass ejection. Credit: SOHO (ESA & NASA)

Coronal mass ejection in 2001