Astronomers Detail Seasonal, Year-Long Cycles Seen on the Sun
New research examines what creates the magnetic bands on the Sun and how they influence solar cycles, revealing that the changes in the magnetic field…
Coronal Mass Ejections News
Coronal Mass Ejections Accelerate and Concentrate Nanodust Particles
A team of astronomers has discovered that coronal mass ejections accelerate and concentrate nanodust particles in the interplanetary medium, a conclusion derived from STEREO instruments…
NASA Video Reveals the Difference Between Solar Flares and CMEs
This short NASA video highlights the differences between coronal mass ejections (CMEs) and solar flares. How do you tell the difference between a flare and…
A Closer Look Into the Heart of a Magnetic Storm
In an effort to better understand coronal mass ejections and their potential effects on human technology, a newly published study takes a detailed look a…
New ScienceCast Video Details a Carrington-Class CME that Narrowly Missed Earth
A new ScienceCast video details an intense solar storm that narrowly missed Earth two years ago. If it had hit, researchers say, we could still…
NASA Detects Earth Directed Coronal Mass Ejection
The post has been updated to reflect another CME that was detected on August 21, 2013, at 1:24 am EDT….Scroll to the bottom of the…
Sun’s Magnetic Field Weaker Than a Normal Fridge Magnet
Using data from NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory and the Hinode spacecraft, researchers reveal that the Sun’s atmosphere has a magnetic field about ten times weaker…
NASA Looks at the Impacts of Strong Solar Flares
As solar activity continues to build up toward what is known as solar maximum, NASA details the impacts of coronal mass ejections and space weather…
NASA Captures Image of an M6.5 Class Flare
NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured an image of an M6.5 class flare yesterday, April 11, 2013. The flare was also associated with an Earth-directed coronal…
Image of Magnetic Loops on the Sun
This NASA image of the day was taken by the Solar Dynamics Observatory and shows an image of magnetic loops on the sun. Flux Ropes…
NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory Captures Filament Explosion
NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory has captured a spectacular video of a filament eruption from Sol, which occurred on August 31st. The segment is in red,…
The Sun Celebrates Independence Day With Solar Flare
The Sun celebrated July 4, 2012, by sending out an M5.3 class solar flare from region AR1515, the same region that produced an M5.6 class…
New Light Shed on the Origins of Extreme Space Storms
Based on data from the Hinode satellite, a newly published study provides the first evidence of plasma upflows traveling at around 20 km per second…
Dynamic Earth Excerpt and Visuals
Enjoy an excerpt from the full-length “Dynamic Earth” presentation, which explores the inner workings of Earth’s climate system with visualizations based on satellite monitoring data…
Two Coronal Mass Ejections Strongly Compressed the Magnetopause
Simulations show that on June 16, 2012, the combined effects of two coronal mass ejections from AR 1504 compressed the magnetopause to a minimum of…
Puzzling Radiation Bursts Recorded in Tree Rings 1,200 Years Ago
1,200 years ago, tree rings recorded an abnormally large radiation burst. It’s even more mysterious since this spike in carbon-14 levels indicates a massive cosmic…
Solar Particles Infiltrate Earth’s Atmosphere Causing a GLE
In an attempt to better understand the sun and the space weather system that surrounds Earth, scientists are gathering information and looking at a unique…
NASA Captures Image of M1 Coronal Mass Ejection
As major solar activity continues, NASA captured an image and video of the latest class M1 coronal mass ejection. A beautiful prominence eruption producing a…