Understanding the Magnetic Sun
Far from the still, whitish-yellow disk it appears to be from the ground, the surface of the sun writhes and dances, towering loops and swirling cyclones that
You can now see Five Planets at once
Rare celestial show. Starting today till mid-February, early risers will see with the naked eye, the first five-planet alignment in a decade.
Sun Storm- a giant Coronal Mass Ejection
SOHO the Sun-orbiting spacecraft, has captured many erupting filaments, Coronal Mass Ejection (CME), lifting off the active solar surface and blasting enormous bubbles of magnetic plasma into
Winter Solstice from Lulworth Cove
Lulworth Cove, in England, apart of its unique geomorphology, it’s a World Heritage Site and an ideal target for winter solstice photography. Image credit Chris Kotsiopoulos (GreekSky)
Winter Solstice 2015
Winter solstice on September 22: the shortest day of the year, with the sun at its lowest point in the sky.
Celebrating 20 Years of the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO)
After 20 years in space, ESA and NASA’s Solar and Heliospheric Observatory, or SOHO, is still going strong. Watch the video…
Thermonuclear Art – The Sun in Ultra-HD
The Sun. It’s always shining, always ablaze with light and energy that drive weather, biology and keeps life alive on Earth. Watch the impressive video from NASA’s
A huge Dark Area appeared on the Sun
A huge dark area across the top of the sun, a coronal hole, a region where the magnetic field is open to interplanetary space, sending coronal material
Impressive Prominence on the Sun
An impressive Sun’s image, featuring incandescent plasma suspended in looping and twisted magnetic fields stretched toward the Sun’s eastern horizon, on September 16. Image credit Alan Friedman
3,000th Comet spotted by SOHO
The Solar and Heliospheric Observatory, discovered on Sept. 13, 2015, its 3,000th comet, cementing its standing as the greatest comet finder of all time.