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Giant Sunspot Seen Through Dusty Skies
[/caption] The enormous sunspot region responsible for all the recent fuss and flares was easily visible from Earth yesterday... easily…
A Close-up Look at the Massive Solar Storm that Shook the Sun
Here’s a close look at the large X5.4 solar flare that erupted on the Sun on March 7, 2012 at…
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…
Sun Unleashes Powerful X-Class Solar Flare
The Sun has been quiet recently but early today (04:13 UTC on March 5, 2012) it unleashed a powerful X1-class…
The 3-D Sun, Now in HD!
The science team from the Solar Dynamics Observatory invites you to put on your 3D glasses and enjoy our active…
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…
Freaky Dancing Plasma on the Sun
Normally plasma from the Sun either shoots off into space or loops back on the Sun's surface. But the Solar…
New Computer Simulations Show Earth’s Spaghetti-Like Magnetosphere
[/caption] A new computer simulation is showing Earth's magnetosphere in amazing detail - and it looks a lot like a…
“Bad Boy” Sunspot Unleashes Powerful X-Class Flare
The active region on the Sun that created all the hubbub and aurorae earlier this week put out one last…
Can Solar Flares Hurt Astronauts?
[/caption] Solar flares, coronal mass ejections, high-energy photons, cosmic rays... space is full of various forms of radiation that a…