Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO)
Interacting Sunspots Spawn Gigantic Solar Flare
From a RAS press release: The largest solar flare recorded in nearly five years was triggered by interactions between five…
Dancing Spiral Magnetic Loops on the Sun
Cascades of spiraling magnetic loops observed in extreme ultraviolet light by Solar Dynamics Observatory danced and twisted above an active…
Just How Active is our Sun Now Compared to Two Years Ago?
This video provided by the Solar Dynamics Observatory provides a side-by-side comparison of the Sun from precisely two years ago…
Fireworks on the Sun
The Sun continues to be active! This movie from the Solar Dynamics Observatory starts at 11:35 UT on March 24,…
Sun Erupts with Enormous X2 Solar Flare
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5ZiLl8hMBs Just in time for Valentine’s Day, [and the Stardust flyby of Comet Tempel 1] the Sun erupted with a…
A Brief History of Observing the Sun
A little history of sun-watching and science from our friends at the Solar Dynamics Observatory.
First Ever Whole Sun View .. Coming Soon from STEREO
[/caption] “For the first time in the history of humankind we will be able to see the front and the…
Double Explosions on the Sun Today
The Sun had a fit and popped off two large events at once early today, Jan. 28, 2011. A filament…