Solar Astronomy
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…
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…
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…
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...…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
SDO’s Guide to Solar Flares
X-Class, M-Class, C-Class... What does it all that mean, and just what is a solar flare? This video from the…