STEREO

Scientists Have a new way to Predict the Most Damaging Solar Storms

Space is full of hazards.  The Earth, and it’s atmosphere, does a great job of shielding us from most of…

3 years ago

‘Not All Hope Is Lost’: NASA Sun Probe Silent Now For Six Weeks

No one knows exactly why a NASA solar probe stopped talking to Earth six weeks ago, but it's possible the…

9 years ago

NASA Solar Forecasting Takes A Hit As Sun-Gazing Spacecraft Stops Phoning Home

A NASA spacecraft has been out of radio contact for about two weeks, but the agency is still holding out…

10 years ago

NASA’s STEREO Spacecraft Spots Comets ISON and Encke

As comets ISON and Encke continue toward their respective rendezvous with the Sun, they have now both been captured on…

10 years ago

Asteroid Vs. Comet: What The Heck Is 3200 Phaethon?

Sometimes, putting things into categories difficult. Witness how many members of the general public are still unhappy that Pluto was…

11 years ago

STEREO Spots a CME Soaring Into Space

Press "play." Say "wow." The enormous eruption of a solar prominence and resulting coronal mass ejection (CME) back on August…

12 years ago

NASA’s STEREO Spots a New Nova

While on duty observing the Sun from its position in solar orbit, NASA's STEREO-B spacecraft captured the sudden appearance of…

12 years ago

Watch Mercury Get Smacked By CMEs

The bright object in the center of this video sequence is the planet Mercury, seen by NASA's STEREO-B spacecraft as…

12 years ago

Navy Scientists Spot New Solar Structures

[/caption] There's something new under the Sun... well, just above the Sun, actually. Scientists at the Naval Research Laboratory have…

12 years ago

I Thought I Saw A UFO! Mystery Triangle On STEREO Image Explained…

Mystery diamond-shape "object" entering the field-of-view of the HI2 telescope on STEREO Behind around December 26, 2011. Credit: NASA The…

12 years ago