The Sun Puffs . ... Credit Copyright: EIT , The SOHO Consortium , ESA , NASA Explanation: The Earth has once again endured a burst of particles from the Sun. The latest storm , which began Monday, was one of the best documented solar storms to date. At 10 am ( EDT ) ground monitors of the SOHO spacecraft, which continually monitors the Sun , noticed a weak spot in the solar corona was buckling again, this time letting loose a large, explosive Coronal Mass Ejection (CME). ...