Solar Astronomy
The Solar Dynamics Observatory Soars to Study the Sun
The Solar Dynamics Observatory launched successfully – and beautifully – Thursday morning from Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 41 to begin…
SDO Launch Scrub; Try Again Tomorrow
[/caption] Note: Nancy Atkinson is at Kennedy Space Center to cover SDO and the STS-130 shuttle mission Scrub! High winds…
NASA Sun Probe rolled to Pad; 10 hours to Blast off
[/caption] (Editor's Note: Ken Kremer is at the Kennedy Space Center for Universe Today covering the launch of SDO and…
NASAs Solar Crown Jewel Bolted atop Atlas Rocket
[/caption]The “Crown Jewel” of NASA’s solar science research fleet, the Solar Dynamics Observatory, or SDO, was transported from the Astrotech…
The Solar Dynamics Observatory in 3.5 Minutes
This great new video (just uploaded today!) does a great job of explaining the upcoming Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) mission,…
NASA advanced Solar Observatory nearing February launch; will send IMAX like movies daily
[/caption] NASA’s new solar science satellite, dubbed the Solar Dynamics Observatory, or SDO, moved an important step closer to launch…
Cluster Satellite Detects Rifts in Earth’s Magnetic Field
[/caption] While Earth's magnetic field protects our planet from most of the permanent flow of particles from the solar wind,…
Solar Flares Can Now Be Predicted More Accurately
[/caption] We all like to know in advance what the weather is going to be like, and space weather is…
Eclipse Sunspots Signal Increased Activity
[/caption] Astrophotographers capturing the recent annular solar eclipse on January 15, 2010 got an added bonus: upon closer inspection, they…
Unprecedented Images Show Betelgeuse Has Sunspots
Caption:The surface of Betelgeuse in near infrared at 1.64 micron in wavelength, obtained with the IOTA interferometer (Arizona). The image…