Solar Astronomy
New, Close-Up View Probes the Nature of Sunspots
[/caption] Seriously, I don't think we should stare at this too long ... but for scientists who plan to, this…
The Case of the Missing Sunspots: Solved?
[/caption] The Sun has seen precious few sunspots (as shown in this NASA closeup) in the past year, and solar…
Newsflash: Sunspot Appears!
[/caption] OK, I admit – the headline is a little over the top. But the sun has been so quiet…
Cosmic Rays too Wimpy to Influence Climate
[/caption] People looking for new ways to explain climate change on Earth have sometimes turned to cosmic rays, showers of…
European, Chinese Satellites Watch Solar Storms Pummel Earth
Scientists have long understood that satellites are at risk from bombardment by solar storms. Now, they've gotten a closer look…
New Finding Shows Super-Huge Space Tornados Power the Auroras
[/caption] If you think tornadoes on Earth are scary, newly found "space tornadoes" sound downright horrifying. But they are likely…
Solar Sigmoids Explained
[/caption] S-shaped structures called 'Sigmoids' have been found in the outer atmosphere of the Sun -- the corona. Sigmoids are…
The Anatomy of a Solar Explosion in 3-D
Wouldn't it be great if solar physicists could predict sun storms just like meteorologist predict hurricanes? Well, now perhaps they…
Where Are All the Sunspots?
[/caption] There's not a lot happening on the sun these days, at least in the sunspot department. "We're experiencing a…
Sounds Painful: Are Deadly Asteroids Stuck in Earth’s Lagrangian Points?
[/caption] Two solar telescopes launched to study coronal mass ejections and the solar wind have been sent to do an…