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A New Comet’s SWAN Dive Into the Sun

[/caption] A new comet has been discovered by the SOHO team, and it -- like Lovejoy before it, almost three…

13 years ago

How Did Comet Lovejoy Survive Its Trip Around The Sun?

[/caption] It was just about three months ago that the astronomy world watched in awe as the recently-discovered comet Lovejoy…

13 years ago

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…

13 years ago

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…

13 years ago

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…

13 years ago

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…

13 years ago

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…

13 years ago

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…

13 years ago

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…

13 years ago

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…

13 years ago