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Giant, bright coronal loops trace out the magnetic field lines above an active region from June 4-6, 2018. The...
NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) zoomed in almost to its maximum level to watch tight, bright loops and much...
Two active regions with their intense magnetic fields produced towering arches and spiraling coils of solar loops...
Two active regions with their intense magnetic fields produced towering arches and spiraling coils of solar loops...
HARDWARE IN THE LOOP FACILITY
HARDWARE IN THE LOOP FACILITY
A series of active regions stretched along the right side of the sun exhibited a wide variety of loops cascading...
NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) zoomed in almost to its maximum level to watch tight, bright loops and much...
When an active region rotated over to the edge of the sun, it presented us with a nice profile view of its elongated...
As an active region rotated into view, NASA Solar Dynamics Observatory was able to observe well-defined magnetic...
The northern portion of the Gulf of Mexico Loop Current, shown in red, appears about to detach a large ring of...
Wispy tendrils of hot dust and gas glow brightly in this ultraviolet image of the Cygnus Loop nebula, taken by NASA...
TVC TEST LAB/HARDWARE IN THE LOOP FACILITY FLIGHT SIMULATION CONTROL ROOM
Magnetic Dance: Solar material traces out giant magnetic fields soaring through the sun to create what's called...
An active region that had just rotated into view blasted out a coronal mass ejection, which was immediately followed...
ISS047e032108 (04/01/2016) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 47 commander Tim Kopra conducts a loop scrub on two...
Several arcing loops rotated into view and swirled above an active region, which gave us a nice profile view of the...
NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) zoomed in to watch close-up the dynamics of this single active region on the...
Magnetic loops carrying gas and dust above disks of planet-forming material circling stars are shown in this artist...
This profile perspective of an active region revealed above it (June 24-25, 2018). Charged particles spinning along...
HOUSTON – Engineers for Boeing Space Exploration demonstrate that the CST-100 software allows a human pilot to take...
HOUSTON – Engineers for Boeing Space Exploration demonstrate that the CST-100 software allows a human pilot to take...
This close-up from a video clip taken May 30-June 1, 2018 shows a large active region in extreme ultraviolet light...
ISS047e048133 (04/01/2016) --- NASA astronaut Tim Kopra prepares a U.S. Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit...