SDO
A Rare Type of Solar Storm Spotted by Satellite
[/caption] When a moderate-sized M-class flare erupted from the Sun on May 17, it sent out a barrage of high-energy…
How Big Are Sunspots?
[/caption] The short answer? Really big. The long answer? Really, really big. The image above shows sunspot regions in comparison…
How Big Was Monday’s CME?
This big! The M1.7-class flare that erupted from active region 1461 on Monday, April 16 let loose an enormous coronal…
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…
Dark Figures Do An Eerie Dance On The Sun
NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this video on March 27 - 28 of two large areas of "dark" plasma on…
Huge Coronal Hole Is Sending Solar Wind Our Way
[/caption] An enormous triangular hole in the Sun's corona was captured earlier today by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory, seen above…
Active Region Is Still Active!
[/caption] Even though the CME unleashed by active region 1429 initially hit Earth a bit softer than expected yesterday (read…
Sun Releases a Powerful X5 Flare
[/caption] Active Region 1429 unleashed an X5.4-class solar flare early this morning at 00:28 UT, as seen in this image…
A Mardi Gras Moon Crossing
[/caption] The Sun seems to be glowing in traditional Mardi Gras colors in this image, made from three AIA channels…
Earth-Facing Sunspot Doubles in Size
[/caption] The latest sunspot region to traverse the face of the Sun has nearly doubled in size as it aims…