Solar Astronomy

Ancient Astronomical Calendar Discovered in Scotland Predates Stonehenge by 6,000 Years

A team from the University of Birmingham recently announced an astronomical discovery in Scotland marking the beginnings of recorded time.…

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Our nearest star has exhibited some schizophrenic behavior thus far for 2013. By all rights, we should be in the…

11 years ago

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This 4th of July weekend brings us one more reason to celebrate. On July 5th at approximately 11:00 AM EDT/15:00…

11 years ago

Last night, as Commander Hadfield and the Expedition 35 crew were returning to Earth in their Soyuz spacecraft, the Sun…

12 years ago

The Sun gets active! On May 12, 2013, the Sun emitted what NASA called a “significant” solar flare, classified as…

12 years ago

An icy interloper was in the sights of a NASA spacecraft this past weekend. Comet 2012 F6 Lemmon passed through…

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Since the Solar Dynamics Observatory opened its multi-spectral eyes in space about three years ago, we’ve posted numerous videos and…

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Due to a fast approaching solar storm, NASA has temporarily shut down surface operations of the Curiosity Mars Science Lab…

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2013 was supposed to be the year of Solar Max, the peak of the 11-year sunspot cycle. But so far,…

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http://youtu.be/HsA_BsH0QxM Video Caption: At NASA, we've been a little busy: landing on Mars, developing new human spacecraft, going to the…

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