A team of astronomers watch as a failed solar eruption occurs on the surface of…
Browsing: Solar Dynamics Observatory
NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) is a pioneering mission dedicated to studying the Sun and its dynamic behavior with unprecedented clarity and detail. Launched in 2010, SDO continuously monitors solar activity, including sunspots, solar flares, and coronal mass ejections, providing critical data that helps scientists understand how solar variability impacts Earth and the broader solar system. Its high-resolution observations have revolutionized solar physics, contributing to breakthroughs in space weather forecasting and heliophysics. Follow the latest discoveries and mission updates from the Solar Dynamics Observatory here.
NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) watched an active region — an area of intense and…
NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory observes a sunspot that is the first to appear after the…
NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) saw a partial solar eclipse in space when it caught…
NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured the new images of the three solar flares. The sun…
For a 15 day stretch beginning on March 7, 2017, NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory returned…
NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory experienced a partial solar eclipse in space when it caught the…
NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory viewed both Earth and the moon crossing in front of the…
This new image from NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory shows a coronal hole in our sun.…
This short video from NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory shows arches of bundled magnetic loops sprouting…
This short video from NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory shows a dozen minor outbursts on the…
This newly released image from NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory shows a coronal hole across the…
NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured images of Earth and the moon as they crossed the…
Astronomers used the Venus transit to make measurements of how the Venusian atmosphere absorbs different…
The sun emitted a mid-level solar flare, an M7.9-class, peaking at 4:16 a.m. EDT on…
Researchers detail why the sun’s atmosphere is so much hotter than its surface, revealing that…
This short video from NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center shows a five year time-lapse of…
This new image from NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory shows a giant filament on the Sun.…