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A bright solar flare is captured by the EIT 195Å instrument on 1998 May 2. A solar flare (a sudden, rapid, and...
This Solar Dynamics Observatory image of the Sun taken on February 1, 2013 in extreme ultraviolet light captures a...
NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) zoomed in to watch close-up the dynamics of this single active region on the...
Giant, bright coronal loops trace out the magnetic field lines above an active region from June 4-6, 2018. The...
Magnetic arcs of solar material spewing from our favorite sphere of hot plasma, the sun. Magnetic arcs of solar...
Watching a particularly beautiful movie of the sun helps show how the lines between science and art can sometimes...
Every day, invisible magnetic explosions are happening around Earth, on the surface of the sun and across the...
This close-up video clip shows a pair of active regions (the brighter areas) move and change as they rotate with the...
A good-sized active region with bright, towering arches began to rotate into view (Apr. 18-19, 2018). The arches...
A new active region appeared on June 19th, quickly growing in size over two days (June 20-22, 2018). Active regions...
When an active region rotated over to the edge of the sun, it presented us with a nice profile view of its elongated...
Several arcing loops rotated into view and swirled above an active region, which gave us a nice profile view of the...
Arches of magnetic field lines towered over the sun’s edge as a pair of active regions began to rotate into view in...
A series of active regions stretched along the right side of the sun exhibited a wide variety of loops cascading...
Caption: This is an image of magnetic loops on the sun, captured by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO). It has...
Caption: This is an image of magnetic loops on the sun, captured by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO). It has...
NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory observes the Sun in ten different wavelengths because each wavelength reveals...
The Sun erupted with an X8 solar flare, one of the largest of the current solar cycle (Sept. 10, 2017). Its source...
This artist's concept depicts a magnetar – a type of neutron star with a strong magnetic field – losing material...
CME blast and subsequent impact at Earth -- This illustration shows a CME blasting off the Sun’s surface in the...
Caption: This is an image of magnetic loops on the sun, captured by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory on July 18,...
Two rivers of hot gas are siphoned onto the surface of a neutron star (the collapsed remains of a dead star) in this...
NASA image acquired May 1, 2010. As an active region rotated into view, it blew out three relatively small eruptions...
Magnetic Dance: Solar material traces out giant magnetic fields soaring through the sun to create what's called...