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The Sun’s Heartbeat
Within our own lives, one of the most powerful forces is that of the Sun. Directly or indirectly, it provides…
Sun Celebrates Solstice With Flare (and a CME)
[/caption] Late in the evening on June 20, 2011 the Sun emitted a long lasting C7.7 class flare (a relatively…
The longest day – Summer Solstice 21st June 2011
[/caption] June 21st, 2011 is Summer Solstice - the longest day of the year. This is the time when the…
Regular Solar Cycle Could Be Going on Hiatus
[/caption] Are we headed into the 21st century version of the Maunder Minimum? Three researchers studying three different aspects of…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…