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
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
A rare Solar Tornado captured by Nasa’s Solar Dynamics Observatory -SDO- satellite across the Sun’s surface, 5 Times the Size of Earth. The Solar Tornado speeds up
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
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,
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, a death-diving comet, from a group known as the Kreutz comets, has been observed as it vaporized as it flew too
The Solar Dynamics Observatory takes images of the Sun about every 10 seconds, so it easily was able to capture the Sun when the clocks
One of the largest sunspots in years is now visible, rotating around into view on the Sun’s limb on November 3, 2011. The Solar Dynamics
The Sun unleashed an M-2 (medium-sized) solar flare, an S1-class radiation storm and a spectacular coronal mass ejection (CME) on June 7, 2011. The large
Cascades of spiraling magnetic loops observed in extreme ultraviolet light by SDO (Solar Dynamics Observatory) danced and twisted above an active region on the Sun