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Magnetic Ropes Skip To Solar Storms
[/caption] It is our current understanding that the Sun's magnetic fields and field lines are the cause of solar storms.…
Genesis Sheds Light On Sun And Solar System Formation
[/caption] For 886 days between 2001 and 2004, a tiny spacecraft named Genesis sat parked at Lagrange Point L1 quietly…
Sun Celebrates Solstice With Flare (and a CME)
[/caption] Late in the evening on June 20, 2011 the Sun emitted a long lasting C7.7 class flare (a relatively…
The longest day – Summer Solstice 21st June 2011
[/caption] June 21st, 2011 is Summer Solstice - the longest day of the year. This is the time when the…
Surf’s Up! Solar Wave Clocked At 4.5 Million Miles Per Hour
[/caption] Time to grab your silver surfboards because scientists utilizing the Atmospheric Imaging Assembly (AIA) instrument on-board NASA’s Solar Dynamics…
Regular Solar Cycle Could Be Going on Hiatus
[/caption] Are we headed into the 21st century version of the Maunder Minimum? Three researchers studying three different aspects of…
Solar Minimum Means More Than No Sunspots
[/caption] Since Galileo's time, humans have been going essentially blind following sunspots. But, as our technology advanced, our blindness as…
Why Can We See Multiple ISS Passes Right Now?
[/caption] Last night in the UK, US and Europe, we were spoiled with multiple and bright ISS passes. Not just…
STEREO Spacecraft Provides First Complete Image of Sun’s Far Side
[/caption] Far out! This is the first complete image of the solar far side, the half of the sun invisible…
Giant “Surfing” Waves Roll Through Sun’s Atmosphere
[/caption] Surf’s up on the Sun! Our favorite gnarly spacecraft, the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) has caught conclusive evidence of…