Solar Energy Particles Hit Spacecraft During Solar Eruptions

Solar Energy Particles Hit Spacecraft During Solar Eruptions

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On April 17, 2021, one of the Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory (STEREO) spacecraft captured this view of a coronal mass ejection. It was the first time such high-speed protons and electrons – called solar energetic particles (SEPs) – were observed by spacecraft. The storm was picked up by BepiColombo spacecraft, a joint mission of ESA.

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