Magnetic Loops on the Sun
This image of magnetic loops (like flux ropes) on the sun, captured by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO). It has been processed to highlight the
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Why Scientists Observe the Sun in Different Wavelengths
This collage of solar images from NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) shows how observations of the sun in different wavelengths helps highlight different aspects of
Simulate the Sun’s Magnetic Fields in 3-D [video]
A team of European researchers recently simulate the Sun’s magnetic fields in 3-D, bysing data from NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory and the Swedish 1-meter Solar
Magnificent CME Erupts on the Sun
A long filament of solar material that had been hovering in the Sun’s atmosphere, the corona, erupted out into space. The coronal mass ejection, or
Van Gogh Sun (video)
A new technique created by Nicholeen Viall, a solar scientist at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, depicts the 12-hour history of cooling and
Venus Transit- First images and video
These are the first images and videos of the transit of Venus across the face of the Sun, the last one for another 105 years.
Incandescent Sun- like you have never seen it before
Solar Dynamics Observatory – SDO images in the 171 Angstrom wavelength of extreme ultraviolet, show plasma in the solar atmosphere, called the corona, that is
How big are Sunspots
A Sunspot is really, really big. In the image above you can see sunspot regions in comparison with the sizes of Earth and Jupiter. Image
Biggest sunspot region in years
An active region on the sun, has been moving across the face of the sun from left to right since March 2, 2012. Designated AR
Spectacular aurora from high activity on the Sun
The Coronal Mass Ejections (CME) unleashed by active region 1429 initially hit Earth producing amazing displays of aurora like the one shown above over Iceland,
