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Samantha Mathewson

Watch sun erupt in 1st images from NOAA's groundbreaking new satellite (photos)

White flares of light erupt from a dark blue circle on a light blue background.

The first images from a new space-based telescope launched into Earth's orbit to monitor the sun captured a striking solar storm outburst. 

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) shared the first images taken by its Compact Coronagraph (CCOR-1), the world's first operational space-based coronagraph. CCOR-1 is mounted on NOAA's newest geostationary satellite, GOES-19, which launched into orbit above Earth on June 25. 

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