Solar Astronomy

Twisting and Eclipsing on the Sun

A video posted today by the team at NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory shows two recent events on the Sun: a…

13 years ago

Could Solar Storms ‘Sandblast’ the Moon?

[/caption]According to a new set of NASA computer simulations, solar storms and Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs) can erode the lunar…

13 years ago

Was a Fifth Giant Planet Expelled from Our Solar System?

[/caption] Earth's place in the "Goldilocks" zone of our solar system may be the result of the expulsion of a…

13 years ago

Borexino Collaboration Detects pep Neutrinos

[/caption] Solar neutrino physics has quieted down over the past decade. In the past, it had been a source of…

13 years ago

Amateur Captures Coronal Mass Ejection

While you can't exactly call Joe Brimacombe an amateur astrophotographer, he's managed to capture an elusive solar event on film...…

13 years ago

Did a Comet Hit Cause an Explosion on the Sun?

This amazing video from the SOHO mission (Solar and Heliospheric Observatory) shows a sun-diving comet hitting the solar surface on…

13 years ago

Something New On the Sun: SDO Spots a Late Phase in Solar Flares

From a NASA press release: The Sun's surface dances. Giant loops of magnetized solar material burst up, twist, and fall…

13 years ago

Sun Erupts with Spectacular Flares

The Sun sent two flares yesterday from active region 1283. This video shows the second flare, at 6:12 p.m. EDT…

13 years ago

Scientists Detect Sunspots Before They Emerge

[/caption] For solar enthusiasts, we're all quite aware of sunspots and their implications. Able to disrupt power grids, shut down…

13 years ago

Enhanced Technique for Tracking Solar Storms All the Way From Sun to Earth

Heliophysicists announced today that new data processing techniques have enabled them to track solar storms from their origin in the…

13 years ago