Solar Astronomy
Venus and Mercury Blasted by Recent Solar Storms
Update: Well, it turns out that while it looks like Venus and Mercury are getting pummeled by Coronal Mass Ejections,…
The Sun’s Conveyor Belt May Lengthen Solar Cycles
[/caption] The Sun seems to finally be waking up in earnest from the long slumber of the past cycle. Solar…
Solar Storm Update: Best Times for Viewing Aurorae
[/caption] The Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics released the latest information on the July 31/August 1 activity on the Sun…
Aurora Alert! Solar Storm Reaches Earth
Finally, some excitement from the Sun! On August 1, 2010, the entire Earth-facing side of the sun erupted with all…
July 11 Total Eclipse Among the Mysterious Moai
[/caption] A group of astronomers are now on the mysterious Easter Island, one of the few solid places to stand…
New Weekly Sun Fix: SDO’s Pick of the Week
[/caption] Images and data are starting to roll in from the Solar Dynamics Observatory, and the images are nothing short…
SDO Wows With ‘First Light’ Images, Videos
[/caption] NASA's newest solar satellite is officially open for business and all we can say is, "Wow!" The Solar Dynamics…
Our Sun Gets Active!
[/caption] The Sun erupted with one of the biggest prominences in years. This shot from the SOHO spacecraft on April…
SDO On Station Transmitting First Data as Solar Science Payloads Open Today
Video Caption: EVE rediscovered the Van Allen Radiation Belt. These EVE data highlight where the energetic protons are in the…
New Citizen Science Opportunity: Solar Storm Watch
[/caption] Sun-worshiper alert! Now you can have the chance to help scientists spot and track solar storms and be involved…