CME stages (IMAGE) Royal Astronomical Society Caption The different stages of a coronal mass ejection, from onset (left), to post-eruption (middle) and travel towards objects like Earth in our solar system (right). Credit Temmer et al. 2021 Usage Restrictions None. License Original content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.