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How Can You See the Sun and the Moon at the Same Time?
[/caption] Did you know that you can see the Moon during the day? Many people only notice our Moon at…
The Disappearing Sun
It's eclipse season for the Solar Dynamics Observatory! Twice a year near each equinox, the orbital dynamics lines up so…
Something New On the Sun: SDO Spots a Late Phase in Solar Flares
From a NASA press release: The Sun's surface dances. Giant loops of magnetized solar material burst up, twist, and fall…
Sun Erupts with Spectacular Flares
The Sun sent two flares yesterday from active region 1283. This video shows the second flare, at 6:12 p.m. EDT…
Enhanced Technique for Tracking Solar Storms All the Way From Sun to Earth
Heliophysicists announced today that new data processing techniques have enabled them to track solar storms from their origin in the…
SDO’s Guide to Solar Flares
X-Class, M-Class, C-Class... What does it all that mean, and just what is a solar flare? This video from the…
Sun Erupts with Largest Solar Flare of the Cycle
Early Tuesday morning (August 9, 2011,) the Sun erupted with the largest solar flare of Cycle 24, registering as an…
Solar Storm Heading Our Way
Early today, (Aug 3, 2011) two active regions on the Sun, sunspot 1261 and 1263 unleashed solar flares, which was…
Activity Heating Up on the Sun!
[/caption] The summer Sun (for us in the northern hemisphere) is getting active! Here are images and videos of recent…
SDO Finds the Man in the Sun
We all know about the Man in the Moon, but the Solar Dynamics Observatory spacecraft has now detected an old…