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Watch the sun erupt in new images from NOAA's weather satellite

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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's GOES-19 weather satellite captured a coronal mass ejection ( CME ) CME is a massive burst of charged particles and magnetic fields, erupting from the sun's far side, near its north pole.

CMEs are the costliest type of space weather events, which can cause widespread disruption to satellites, navigation systems like GPS and power grids.