Massive Solar Eruption Blasts NASA Probe Head-On Before Impacting Earth
A massive eruption of solar material, known as a coronal mass ejection or CME, was detected escaping from the Sun at 11:36 p.m. EDT on…
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Don’t Miss Eclipses: NASA Releases New Map of Upcoming Solar Eclipses
Where will you be for the 2023 and 2024 solar eclipses in the United States? NASA has released a new map that could help you…
Breathtaking X-Class Solar Flare Bursts From the Sun
The Sun emitted a strong (X-class) solar flare, peaking at 12:52 p.m. EST on March 3, 2023. NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO), which watches the…
Stunning Aurora Over Wales As Coronal Mass Ejection Arrives at Earth
On the evening of Sunday, February 26, 2023, a Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) arrived at Earth just as a high-speed solar wind stream whipped through…
NASA’s Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array Reveals Hidden Light Shows on the Sun
Some of the hottest spots in the Sun’s atmosphere appear in the NuSTAR telescope’s X-ray view. Even on a sunny day, human eyes can’t see…
Explaining a Solar Mystery – Princeton Researchers Have Discovered a Previously Hidden Heating Process
Breakthrough in identifying the puzzling cause. Researchers discovered a previously unknown heating mechanism that explains why the “solar corona,” the atmosphere surrounding the Sun, is…
New Clues To Predict When and Where the Sun’s Next Flare Might Explode
Flashes on the Sun Could Help Scientists Predict Solar Flares In the blazing upper atmosphere of the Sun, a team of scientists has found new…
Astronomers Have Discovered Web-Like Plasma Structures on the Sun
The researchers observed long, web-like structures that eject particles from the Sun into space. A group of researchers from Southwest Research Institute, NASA, and the…
Explosive X1.9 Class Solar Flare Erupts From the Sun
The Sun emitted a strong solar flare, peaking at 1:50 p.m. EST on January 9, 2023. Imagery of the event was captured by NASA’s Solar…
Powerful X-Class Solar Flare Erupts From Sun – Captured by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory
The Sun emitted a strong solar flare, peaking at 7:57 p.m. EDT on January 5, 2023. NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO), which watches the Sun…
See a Solar Snake Slither Across the Sun’s Surface – At 380,000 Miles per Hour
Credit: ESA & NASA/Solar Orbiter/EUI Team; Acknowledgment: Frédéric Auchère, IAS Solar Orbiter has detected a ‘tube’ of cooler atmospheric gases rapidly snaking its way through…
NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory Caught the Sun “Smiling”
Say cheese! On October 26, NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) caught the Sun “smiling.” Seen in ultraviolet light, these dark patches on the Sun are…
Powerful X1 Solar Flare Erupts From Sun
The Sun emitted a strong solar flare, peaking at 4:25 p.m. EDT (1:25 p.m. PDT) on October 2, 2022. NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory, which constantly…
September Equinox Marks the Official Start of Fall 2022
Complemented by cooler temperatures and falling leaves, the September equinox heralds the official beginning of the fall season for the Northern Hemisphere. For 2022, this…
Strange Phenomenon on Sun Imaged by Solar Orbiter for First Time – Mystery Solved
With fresh data from its closest pass of the Sun thus far, the ESA/NASA Solar Orbiter spacecraft has found compelling clues as to the origin…
Sun’s Chromosphere Revealed in Stunning Inaugural Images From World’s Most Powerful Solar Telescope
NSF’s flagship solar telescope, the largest in the world, to herald a new era of solar science. New observations released in celebration of the Inouye…
Coronal Mass Ejection Hits Solar Orbiter Spacecraft Before Venus Gravity-Assist Flyby
In the early hours of Sunday, September 4, Solar Orbiter flew by Venus for a gravity-assist maneuver that alters the spacecraft’s orbit, which will get…
Scientists Uncover a Surprising Connection Between Appetite and Sun Exposure
Visiting the beach? Going on a hike? Be ready: Men will be hungrier! According to recent research from Tel Aviv University, exposure to the sun…
