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                           Astronomy Picture of the Day   
      
       Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our   
         fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation   
                       written by a professional astronomer.   
      
                                  2026 January 13   
      
                             A Solar Eruption from SDO   
       Video Credit: NASA, SDO, AIA, Helioviewer; Processing & Text: Ogetay   
                                   Kayali (MTU)   
      
      Explanation: What just leapt from the Sun? A towering structure of   
      solar plasma suddenly rose from the Sun's surface and unfurled into   
      space -- a structure so large that many Earths would easily fit within   
      it-- marking the onset of a dramatic Coronal Mass Ejection (CME). The   
      event was captured in striking detail in late 2024 by NASA's Solar   
      Dynamics Observatory (SDO), whose continuous monitoring improves space   
      weather forecasts and helps humanity better understand how solar   
      activity affects satellites, GPS, radio communications, and power grids   
      on Earth. The featured video blends three extreme-ultraviolet views   
      from SDOCÇÖs Atmospheric Imaging Assembly (AIA), revealing how plasma at   
      different temperatures surged upward as the eruption unfolded. Here,   
      red highlights cooler, denser material lifted from the SunCÇÖs lower   
      atmosphere, while yellow traces hotter, million-degree coronal loops   
      stretching outward as magnetic fields open. After the main outburst,   
      the SunCÇÖs magnetic fields quickly reorganize.   
      
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