Tuesday 15 April 2008

Visions of Sun's great 'belches'

Nasa's Stereo orbiters have captured stunning new images of spaceborne debris thrown out from the Sun. The twin spacecraft have seen Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs) hurling material into a comet, ripping off its tail. Scientists hope the probes will allow better forecasting of CMEs, which sometimes disrupt communication systems on Earth. Follow the link for the full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7348064.stm