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The lone active region visible on the sun put on a fine display with its tangled magnetic field lines swaying and...
On Sept. 13, 2015, as NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory, or SDO, kept up its constant watch on the sun, its view was...
On the 8th anniversary of its launch in 2010, NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) captured a total solar eclipse...
The sun emitted a significant solar flare on Oct. 22, 2012, peaking at 11:17 p.m. EDT. The flare came from an active...
Solar and Heliospheric Observatory SOHO was launched in December 1995 by an Atlas Centaur rocket and became...
Madhulika Guhathakurta, seated left, STEREO program scientist, speaks during a press briefing, Thursday, Aug. 18,...
Craig DeForest, second from left, speaks during a press briefing, Thursday, Aug. 18, 2011, at NASA Headquarters in...
Madhulika Guhathakurta, seated left, STEREO program scientist, speaks during a press briefing, Thursday, Aug. 18,...
Atlantis', Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 104's, remote manipulator system (RMS) releases Gamma Ray Observatory (GRO) during...
Before 1979, there were less than a dozen known sungrazing comets. As of December 2012, we know of 2,500. Why did...
Michael Kaiser, project scientist, Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory (STEREO) at Goddard Space Flight Center,...
Solar array deployment test for the core observatory of the Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) mission, June...
Two NASA spacecraft have provided the most comprehensive movie ever of a mysterious process at the heart of all...
Michael Kaiser, project scientist, Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory (STEREO) at Goddard Space Flight Center,...
Backdropped against the Earth's surface, the Gamma Ray Observatory (GRO) with its solar array (SA) panels deployed...
Angelo Vourlidas, project scientist, Sun Earth Connection Coronal and Heliospheric Investigation, at the Naval...
The sun emitted three mid-level solar flares on July 22-23, 2016, the strongest peaking at 1:16 am EDT on July 23....
Artist concept of NASA STEREO-A Spacecraft Observing a very active Sun.
These time-lapse images of a newfound dwarf planet in our solar system, formerly known as 2003 UB313 or Xena, and...
This map shows solar-induced fluorescence, a plant process that occurs during photosynthesis, from Aug. through Oct....
X-rays stream off the sun in this first picture of the sun, overlaid on a picture taken by NASA Solar Dynamics...
On Aug. 24, 2014, the sun emitted a mid-level solar flare, peaking at 8:16 a.m. EDT. NASA's Solar Dynamics...
On May 13, 2013, the sun emitted an X2.8-class flare, peaking at 12:05 p.m. EDT. This is the the strongest X-class...
On April 17, 2016, an active region on the sun’s right side released a mid-level solar flare, captured here by...