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
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
Solar Eruption- Size of 20 Earths
A giant Solar Eruption the size of 20 Earths, on Dec. 31, 2012. The length of the eruption extends about 160,000 miles out from the
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.
Solar Storms
The space-weather forecast for the next few years: solar storms, with a chance of catastrophic blackouts on Earth. Are we prepared? An X-class flare, the
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
Impressive Solar Eruption on April 16
A beautiful prominence eruption producing a larger CME, a huge burst of solar wind that throws massive quantities of electromagnetic radiation into space, off the
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,
Massive Solar Flare gets HD close up
Take a closer look at the flare that erupted on March 6, 2012. One of the most dramatic features is the way the entire surface
For the first time catching a Comet death
For the first time, a death-diving comet, from a group known as the Kreutz comets, has been observed as it vaporized as it flew too
