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Gallery: Solar Dynamics Observatory's Hi-Res Images of the Sun
Dek ArrayNASA released several dazzling new images of the the sun from the Solar Dynamics Observatory today.
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Solar Storm Turns Communication Satellite to an Out-of-Control 'Zombiesat'
Solar Weather Great for photographs, not so great for satellites. NASA A solar storm that smashed into Earth on April 5 went largely unnoticed by most of us down here on the planet, but a group of...
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After Solar Flare Sprays Earth With Charged Plasma, a Beautiful Aurora
Aurora over Wisconsin Tony Wilder/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via NASA/SDO On Sunday, sunspot number 1092 emitted a C-class solar flare--not a large one, by solar flare standards. But NASA scientists...
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Video: Solar Dynamics Observatory Captures its First Solar Eclipse
The SDO's Solar Eclipse NASA/SDO Your mom probably told you not to stare directly at the sun, but images like this one are hard to ignore. Captured by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) back on...
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Video: SDO Observatory Captures Another Beautiful, Gigantic Solar Storm
Monday's Solar Storm, as Captured by the Solar Dynamics Observatory SDO/NASA Last month's solar storm was pretty stellar, but the massive flare that erupted from the sun yesterday put it to shame,...
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Observatory Captures a Violently Beautiful Solar Flare On Video
Thursday's Solar Flare NASA/SDO Scientific observations often has to do with being in the right place at the right time, whether intentionally or not. In a stroke of good luck last Thursday the sun's...
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Video: SDO Captures a Sunspot Cluster Swimming Around On The Sun's Surface
Sunspots NASA/SDO Sunspots aren't static, and NASA has the amazing video footage to prove it. Captured in February, this clip taken by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory shows how sunspots surface,...
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Video: This Morning There Was a Massive Solar Explosion
This Morning's Solar Flare NASA/SDO Regular readers know that PopSci can't get enough of huge explosions on the surface of the sun. That puts us in a pretty good place right now, considering the...
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Video: This Morning's Solar Flare Was the Biggest Seen In Years
X6.9 Solar Flare, August 9, 2011 NASA/SDO It's been a busy few days on the surface of the sun. A handful of coronal mass ejections (CMEs) last week sparked concerns of power grid and communications...
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Video: Ice Comet Lovejoy Survives Its Narrow Brush With the Sun
Comet Lovejoy Plunges Toward the Sun NASA Yesterday, comet fans were glued to their observatories as Lovejoy, a brave comet made of ice and dirt, headed on a collision course into the sun. The...
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Video: Gigantic Solar Flare Will Wash Over the Earth This Morning
Solar Flare and CME, March 6, 2012 One of two coronal mass ejections associated with two flares on March 6 arrived at Earth this morning. NASA We love a good solar storm, and a pair of flares that...
View ArticleSolar Storm Turns Communication Satellite to an Out-of-Control 'Zombiesat'
A solar storm that smashed into Earth on April 5 went largely unnoticed by most of us down here on the planet, but a group of engineers at satellite maker Orbital Sciences Corp. have been thinking...
View ArticleAfter Solar Flare Sprays Earth With Charged Plasma, a Beautiful Aurora
On Sunday, sunspot number 1092 emitted a C-class solar flare--not a large one, by solar flare standards. But NASA scientists were intrigued by what accompanied it--an unusually fast corona mass...
View ArticleVideo: Solar Dynamics Observatory Captures its First Solar Eclipse
Your mom probably told you not to stare directly at the sun, but images like this one are hard to ignore. Captured by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) back on October 7, the image shows the...
View ArticleVideo: SDO Observatory Captures Another Beautiful, Gigantic Solar Storm
Last month’s solar storm was pretty stellar, but the massive flare that erupted from the sun yesterday put it to shame, lashing out from the solar surface in a beautiful filament that stretched for...
View ArticleObservatory Captures a Violently Beautiful Solar Flare On Video
Scientific observations often has to do with being in the right place at the right time, whether intentionally or not. In a stroke of good luck last Thursday the sun’s rotation, NASA’s Solar Dynamics...
View ArticleVideo: SDO Captures a Sunspot Cluster Swimming Around On The Sun's Surface
Sunspots aren’t static, and NASA has the amazing video footage to prove it. Captured in February, this clip taken by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory shows how sunspots surface, change, and grow over...
View ArticleVideo: This Morning There Was a Massive Solar Explosion
Regular readers know that PopSci can’t get enough of huge explosions on the surface of the sun. That puts us in a pretty good place right now, considering the current solar cycle is moving into a...
View ArticleVideo: This Morning's Solar Flare Was the Biggest Seen In Years
It’s been a busy few days on the surface of the sun. A handful of coronal mass ejections (CMEs) last week sparked concerns of power grid and communications disruptions. And then this morning at 3:48...
View ArticleVideo: Ice Comet Lovejoy Survives Its Narrow Brush With the Sun
Yesterday, comet fans were glued to their observatories as Lovejoy, a brave comet made of ice and dirt, headed on a collision course into the sun. The outcomes of these match-ups are pretty much...
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