Amazing NASA video shows fiery ‘coronal rain’ on the Sun
It's easy to take the Sun for granted as we go about our daily lives. After all, most of the majesty and splendor of our closest star is lost to us because we can't just look up and watch it …...
View Article‘Exquisite solar prominence’ caught in time-lapse video
NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO), which keeps its eye trained on the Sun at all times, witnessed a solar eruption on March 16th. The SDO team pieced together a time-lapse video of this...
View ArticleNASA satellite captures massive eruption from the surface of the Sun
I don't know how you celebrated May Day yesterday, but the Sun had some pretty spectacular plans of its own. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured footage of an incredible coronal mass ejection —...
View ArticleNASA satellite captures amazing views of arching solar plasma
NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) has been keeping its unblinking eye on our Sun since 2009, and over the past two weeks it has been seeing some amazing activity that shows just how dynamic our...
View ArticleWatch the biggest solar flare in nearly two months erupt from the sun
While the Draconid meteor shower was sending a light show across the northern sky, the sun set off its own fireworks on Tuesday night. An M-class solar flare — the strongest flare that's been seen...
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Active sun gives a mini-encore of 2003 Halloween solar storm
A decade ago, the sun gave both astronomers and the public some of the most spectacular displays of power that we've ever seen, including the most powerful solar flare ever recorded. After a fairly...
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Scientists concerned as sun sorts out magnetic field flip
The dramatic uptick in the number of solar flares over the past few weeks, especially the powerful X-class flares, is a good sign that the impending change in the sun's magnetic field is drawing...
View ArticleBeautiful time-lapse video captures Aurora Borealis over the Rocky Mountains
The sun has been putting on some incredible displays lately, with powerful solar flares blasting immense coronal mass ejections into space. However, here on Earth, those explosions and eruptions are...
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NASA satellite captures ‘hidden’ solar eclipse from space
Solar eclipses are always spectacular events, but you always have to be in the right place at the right time to get the best view. Today, a solar eclipse occurred where noone on Earth could see it,...
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Sun blasts out most powerful solar flare so far of 2014
The massive sunspot cluster that's been wowing us over the past month isn't done with us just yet. It peaked around the eastern limb of the sun on Monday night and blasted out a powerful X4.9-class...
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