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The European Space Agency (ESA) is calling on the public to rename its Lagrange spacecraft, which will spot potentially hazardous solar storms from the Sun before they reach Earth.   The new space weather mission will keep constant watch over our 'unpredictable and often unruly' star, sending back a steady stream of data to ESA.  Suggestions for the satellite's name can be made from now until October 17 on the ESA's website, and the winner will get a 'nifty prize', the space agency says.   Someone has already suggested 'Lagrangey McLagrangeFace' in reference to Boaty McBoatface, the publ...

The European Space Agency's (ESA) Solar Orbiter spacecraft has recorded stunning footage of a powerful massive eruption coming from the sun. While just 46 million miles from our star, closer than the current orbit of Mercury, the orbiter watched a coronal mass ejection (CME) blast out into space. These eruptions have the potential to trigger space weather that can interfere with satellites and power grids on Earth, and can be harmful to unprotected astronauts. It captured the footage of the CME on February 10, when the spacecraft was behind the sun as viewed from Earth, causing the video to t...