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Plasma Dancing Off the Sun
The Solar Dynamics Observatory captured some plasma streaming off the Sun, doing a quick dance, and diving back into the…
SDO: The Moon Gets in My Way
Early today, the Solar Dynamics Observatory was able to observe the Moon coming in between the spacecraft and the Sun.…
Year One of the Solar Dynamics Observatory – Vote for Your Favorite Solar Events
Over the past year, the Sun has gone from one of quietest periods in decades to the ramping up of…
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…
SDO’s Crazy-Looking Sun Due to Syzygy
[/caption] It looks like something is eating the Sun in recent pictures from the Solar Dynamics Observatory -- and in…
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,…
Absolutely Amazing: ISS, Discovery Transit Sun Near Active Sunspot Region
[/caption] Amateur astronomer Catalin Fus from Poland has captured one of the most amazing images I’ve ever seen – and…
SDO Captures a Monster Solar Prominence
The Sun continues to be active! A large-sized (M 3.6 class) flare occurred near the edge of the Sun on…