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This side-by-side rendering of the Sun at the same time in two different wavelengths of extreme ultraviolet light...
One active region at the edge of the Sun pushed out about ten thrusts of plasma in just over a day long period (July...
The magnetic field lines of three active regions in close proximity to one another interacted with each other over...
As an active region rotated into view, NASA Solar Dynamics Observatory was able to observe well-defined magnetic...
This close-up of the Sun from a two-hour period on Aug. 13, 2018 shows a minor eruption of charged particles rising...
NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory observes the Sun in ten different wavelengths because each wavelength reveals...
The sun's only visible active region sputtered and spurted and eventually unleashed a small (C-class) flare (Feb. 7,...
A prominence at the edge of the sun provided us with a splendid view of solar plasma as it churned and streamed over...
A minor solar eruption triggered a crackling, white flash that sent an expanding wave of plasma below it over about...
The Sun produced three M-class (medium-sized) flares in less than 13 hours and the third one had an interesting...
A solar prominence gathered itself into a twisting cone, then rose up and broke apart in a delicate dance of plasma...
On Jan. 23-24, 2017, NASA Solar Dynamics Observatory watched as a solar prominence rose up along the edge of the sun...
A small eruption blew a bright, disjointed stream of plasma into space (Oct. 18, 2017). The source of the blast was...
Several times a day for a few days this week the Earth completely blocked the Sun for about an hour due to SDO's...
The Sun erupted with an X8 solar flare, one of the largest of the current solar cycle (Sept. 10, 2017). Its source...
A pair of relatively small (but frenetic) active regions rotated into view, spouting off numerous small flares and...
The sun emitted a significant solar flare on Oct. 22, 2012, peaking at 11:17 p.m. EDT. The flare came from an active...
Two NASA spacecraft have provided the most comprehensive movie ever of a mysterious process at the heart of all...
The sun shot out a small coronal mass ejection that was also associated with a small flare (Jan. 22, 2018). The...
With no active regions currently on the face of the sun, a bristling active region has begun to rotate into view...
Over a three-week period (July 3-24, 2018), the Sun produced just one small, short-lived sunspot -- but it tells a...
This close-up from a video clip taken May 30-June 1, 2018 shows a large active region in extreme ultraviolet light...
This profile perspective of an active region revealed above it (June 24-25, 2018). Charged particles spinning along...
A prominence at the sun's edge shifted and slithered back and forth over a one-day period (Nov. 29-30, 2017)....