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Images From Three Telescopes Merged Into One Spectacular Picture of the Sun
You’ve probably never seen our Sun look like this before. This bizarre image of old Sol is made from data…
Space Missions are Building Up a Detailed Map of the Sun’s Magnetic Field
Solar physicists have been having a field day of late. A variety of missions have been staring at the sun…
Orbiting Solar Observatory Sees It Burn, Burn, Burn: The Ring of Fire
Did you catch the solar eclipse on October 23? If so, you saw the Moon "take a bite" out of…
This Was the Best Watched Solar Flare Ever
Are giant dragons flying out of the Sun? No, this is much more awesome than that: it's an image of…
This Energy-Boosting Region In The Sun Will Have A New NASA Satellite Watching It
How does the sun's energy flow? Despite the fact that we live relatively close (93 million miles, or eight light-minutes)…
Watch it Rain on the Sun
The big solar flare and coronal mass ejection earlier this week created an unusual event on the Sun: it rained.…
Navy Scientists Spot New Solar Structures
[/caption] There's something new under the Sun... well, just above the Sun, actually. Scientists at the Naval Research Laboratory have…
Previously Unseen Super-Hot Plasma Jets Heat the Sun’s Corona
[/caption] The mystery of the Sun’s corona may finally be solved. For years researchers have known – and wondered why…
Hinode Discovers the Sun’s Hidden Sparkle
Blinking spots of intense light are being observed all over the lower atmosphere of the Sun. Not just in the…