Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO)
A Solar Flare of Many Colors
Here's a great look at a beautiful, leaping C2.2-Class solar flare from the Sun on January 5, 2012. The Solar…
The Sun Blows Off a Little Steam
[/caption] This is an awesome image of the Sun captured by Efrain Morales Rivera from the Jaicoa Observatory in Aguadilla,…
Best Look Yet of Comet Lovejoy’s Slingshot Around the Sun
There have been some great images and video of Comet Lovejoy's close encounter with the Sun, but this video put…
Feisty Comet Lovejoy Survives Close Encounter with the Sun
It's the morning after for the sungrazing Comet Lovejoy, and this feisty comet has scientists shaking their heads in disbelief.…
Watch as Comet Lovejoy Takes a Death-Dive Into the Sun
A comet discovered on Dec. 2, 2011 is now on a near collision course with the Sun, and likely won’t…
Could Solar Storms ‘Sandblast’ the Moon?
[/caption]According to a new set of NASA computer simulations, solar storms and Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs) can erode the lunar…
Portraits of Our Sun on 11/11/11 at 11:11 UTC
[/caption] The Solar Dynamics Observatory takes images of the Sun about every 10 seconds, so it easily was able to…
Largest Sunspot in Years Now on the Sun
One of the largest sunspots in years is now visible, rotating around into view on the Sun's limb on November…
Stunning Loops and Filaments on the Sun Today
This video created with data from the Solar Dynamics Observatory is just absolutely and astoundingly beautiful, showing magnetic loops on…
Did a Comet Hit Cause an Explosion on the Sun?
This amazing video from the SOHO mission (Solar and Heliospheric Observatory) shows a sun-diving comet hitting the solar surface on…