Coronal Mass Ejection erupts from the Sun on 18 January 2026 (blue-red GIF) This GIF shows a Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) leaving the Sun at high speed and heading towards Earth on 18 January 2026. The GIF combines data from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (Sun disk) with coronagraph images acquired using the LASCO instrument onboard the ESA/NASA Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) spacecraft. This 'halo' CME appears to grow radially outwards from the Sun in all directions, indicating tha

🔴 Incredible Solar Flare, Prominence Eruption and CME Event (304 angstroms) 15.7.2019 • On June 7, 2011, an M-2 flare occurred on the Sun which released a very large coronal mass ejection (CME). Much of the ejected material is much cooler (less than about 80,000K) and therefore appears dark against the brighter solar disk. Material which does not reach solar escape velocity can be seen falling back and striking the solar surface, sometimes triggering smaller events. This image sequence is captu