NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory Views M-Class Solar Flare
The first significant solar flare of 2015 was spotted by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory. The sun emitted a mid-level solar flare, peaking at 11:24 p.m….
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NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory Views a Significant Solar Flare
A new video from NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory shows an X1.8-class flare erupting on the sun on December 19, 2014. The sun emitted a significant…
SDO Detects Third Mid-Level Flare from New Sunspot
NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory observed a third mid-level flare from the Sun. The flare was classified as an M5.4-class flare. On November 5, 2014, the…
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…
NASA’s IRIS Satellite Observes Large Solar Flare
NASA’s Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph satellite observed its largest solar flare since launching in 2013 – an X1.6 class flare. On September 10, 2014, NASA’s…
Solar Dynamics Observatory Captures Images of Recent M5 Solar Flare
New images from NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory show the M5 solar flare that erupted on August 24, 2014. On August 24, 2014, the sun emitted…
NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory Sees Three Solar Flares
NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory has recorded three X-class flares emitted from the Sun in the last two days. The sun emitted a significant solar flare,…
New SDO Image of X-Class Solar Flare
This new image of an X-class solar flare was captured by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory on March 29, 2014. The sun emitted a significant solar…
NASA’s SDO Reveals Images of X4.9-Class Solar Flare
NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory viewed a significant solar flare, classified as a X4.9-class flare, on February 24, 2014. The sun emitted a significant solar flare,…
NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory Views Two New Solar Flares
NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory spots two new solar flares. The sun ushered out 2013 and welcomed 2014 with two mid-level flares on December 31, 2013…
NASA Spacecraft Observe Magnetic Reconnection in Action
By combining data from NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory and the Reuven Ramaty High Energy Solar Spectroscopic Imager, scientists were able to create a comprehensive view…
Study Reveals Turbulence Responsible for Magnetic Field Misbehavior in Solar Flares
In a newly published study, researchers from John Hopkins University detail the role of turbulence in magnetic field misbehavior of solar flares. When a solar…
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 CME’s and space weather on Earth….
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…
Fermi Detects the Highest-Energy Light Ever Associated with an Eruption on the Sun
NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) captured dramatic views of the March 7 X5.4 solar flare in extreme ultraviolet light. The gold images show the sun…
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…
