coronal mass ejection
Astronomers See an Enormous Coronal Mass Ejection… On Another Star!
For the first time ever, astronomers have witnessed a coronal mass ejection (CME) on a star other than our very…
Flying Into the Sun? NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Mission
NASA is planning a mission to get as close as possible as we can to the Sun and reveal its…
Solar Probe Plus Will ‘Touch’ The Sun
The Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory and Draper are helping NASA to develop the Solar Probe Plus, the first spacecraft that will…
What Was the Carrington Event?
In 1859, the Sun gave off the most powerful solar flare on record. A blast of radiation and particles so…
How Can You see the Northern Lights?
The northern lights are an amazing thing to behold, and can be seen regularly from locations spanning from Siberia and…
Space Weather Causing Martian Atmospherics
A mysterious plume seen on Mars four years ago may have been caused by the impact of a large solar…
New Mission: DSCOVR Satellite will Monitor the Solar Wind
Solar wind - that is, the stream of charged electrons and protons that are released from the upper atmosphere of…
Beastly Sunspot Amazes, Heightens Eclipse Excitement
That's one big, black blemish on the Sun today! Rarely have we been witness to such an enormous sunspot. Lifting…
Solar ‘Bombs’ And Mini-Tornadoes Spotted By Sun-Watching Spacecraft
My, the Sun is a violent place. I mean, we knew that already, but there's even more evidence for that…
NASA Explains: The Difference Between CMEs and Solar Flares
This is a question we are often asked: what is the difference between a coronal mass ejection (CME) and a…