Technology term
Coronal Mass Ejection (CME)
A massive eruption of magnetized plasma from the Sun's outer atmosphere, the corona. When an Earth-directed CME strikes the planet's magnetic field, it can trigger geomagnetic storms that produce auroras but can also disrupt power grids, satellites, and radio and GPS signals.
English
Coronal Mass Ejection (CME)
Arabic
انبعاث كتلي إكليلي (Coronal Mass Ejection)
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