Coronal Mass Ejection heading toward Earth after massive solar eruption
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The Sun appears to be in a very active state. On Thursday, it was reported that sunspot AR3296 exploded, setting off solar flares which caused radio blackouts on Earth, particularly over Africa. The solar flare eruption is said to have expelled what's called a Coronal Mass Ejection (CME), which might strike Earth's atmosphere in the coming days.