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On August 31, 2012 a long filament of solar material that had been hovering in the sun’s atmosphere, the corona, erupted out into space at 4:36 p.m. EDT. The coronal mass ejection, or CME, traveled at over 900 miles per second. The CME did not travel directly toward Earth, but did connect with Earth’s magnetic environment, or magnetosphere, causing aurora to appear on the night of Monday, September 3. Picuted here is a lighten blended version of the 304 and 171 angstrom wavelengths. CroppedCredit: NASA/GSFC/SDONASA image use policy.NASA Goddard Space Flight Center enables NASA’s mission through four scientific endeavors: Earth Science, Heliophysics, Solar System Exploration, and Astrophysics. Goddard plays a leading role in NASA’s accomplishments by contributing compelling scientific knowledge to advance the Agency’s mission.Follow us on TwitterLike us on FacebookFind us on Instagram

Scientists locate where potentially hazardous particles on the sun originate

March 3, 2021

ScottishPower said it helped 300,000 customers who struggled with their energy bills last year (Joe Giddens/PA)

Electricity use dropped 6% in 2020, says ScottishPower

February 24, 2021

Friday’s power cut caused travel chaos (Lewis Pennock/PA)

Government sets out review into power cut which caused ‘significant chaos’

August 14, 2019

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News

Soaring energy bills a result of Government intervention, report finds

February 24, 2017

Dalswinton wind farm in Dumfries and Galloway

News

Wind turbines able to meet Scotland’s electricity needs on Sunday

August 11, 2016

(Yui Mok/PA Wire)

Money

Nearly four million UK customers have been overcharged by energy suppliers

June 8, 2016