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STEREO Spacecraft Provides First Complete Image of Sun’s Far Side

[/caption] Far out! This is the first complete image of the solar far side, the half of the sun invisible…

13 years ago

Giant “Surfing” Waves Roll Through Sun’s Atmosphere

[/caption] Surf’s up on the Sun! Our favorite gnarly spacecraft, the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) has caught conclusive evidence of…

13 years ago

Voyagers Find Giant Jacuzzi-like Bubbles at Edge of Solar System

[/caption] The barrier at the edge of our Solar System may not be the smooth shield that scientists once thought.…

13 years ago

More Eye-Popping Video from the June 7 Solar Explosion

Here's more video from the huge explosion on the Sun on June 7, 2011, which began at about 06:41 UTC.…

13 years ago

Monster Prominence Erupts from Sun

Early this morning (June 7, 2011) an amazingly massive and spectacular event took place on the Sun; a huge prominence…

13 years ago

Thierry Legault’s Incredible Ground-Based Views of Endeavour’s Final Flight

[/caption] Award-winning French astrophotographer Thierry Legault traveled through Germany, France and Spain during Endeavour's final mission to find clear skies…

13 years ago

Coming Soon – Night Shining Noctilucent Clouds

[/caption] Soon you may see an eerie spectacle on clear summer nights if you are located at latitudes between 50°…

13 years ago

More Dancing Plasma on the Sun

Here's the reason for those auroras Tammy was talking about...The Solar Dynamics Observatory captures a beautiful filament eruption from the…

13 years ago

Comet Death-Dives into Active Sun

The SOHO spacecraft coronagraph captured a sun-diving comet on May 10th and 11th that met its demise as it plunged…

13 years ago

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…

13 years ago