Understanding vast systems in space requires understanding whats happening on tiny scales. Giant events can turn out to have tiny drivers -- take, for example, what rocked near-Earth space in October 2003. On October 28, 2003, and again on October 29, massive solar flares erupted on the Sun, sending X-rays zooming through the solar system. Along with the flares, the sun expelled giant clouds of solar material, called coronal mass ejections, or CMEs. The CMEs slammed into Ea... Continue Reading
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