NASA Alerts World to Severe Solar Flare Threat
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NASA Alerts World to Severe Solar Flare Threat
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Join the search for solar jets! 🔎 NASA Citizen Science's Solar Jet Hunter project invites you to help find solar jets, or ejections of matter from the Sun. For more: https://go.nasa.gov/3tsRTDZ | NASA Space Alerts
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Join the search for solar jets! 🔎 NASA Citizen Science's Solar Jet Hunter project invites you to help find solar jets, or ejections of matter from the Sun. For more: https://go.nasa.gov/3tsRTDZ | NASA Space Alerts
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On Oct. 24-25, our Solar Dynamics Observatory satellite watched as a solar prominence rose up above the Sun’s surface, twisted around, then became elongated and broke away from the Sun. Prominences are relatively cool clouds of solar material (called plasma) that are tethered above the Sun’s surface by magnetic forces. Although tiny on the scale of the Sun, this prominence stretched out about ten times the diameter of Earth — see Earth inset for scale. These images were taken in a wavelength of
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On Oct. 24-25, our Solar Dynamics Observatory satellite watched as a solar prominence rose up above the Sun’s surface, twisted around, then became elongated and broke away from the Sun. Prominences are relatively cool clouds of solar material (called plasma) that are tethered above the Sun’s surface by magnetic forces. Although tiny on the scale of the Sun, this prominence stretched out about ten times the diameter of Earth — see Earth inset for scale. These images were taken in a wavelength of
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The Sun’s only visible active region sputtered and spurted and eventually unleashed a small solar flare on Feb. 7, captured here by our Solar Dynamics Observatory satellite. The flare appears as a brief, bright flash about midway through the half-day-long clip. Normally, a flare this small might not catch much attention, but solar activity is increasingly rare as the Sun is slowly approaching solar minimum, a natural low point in its 11-year activity cycle. These images were taken in a wavelengt
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The Sun’s only visible active region sputtered and spurted and eventually unleashed a small solar flare on Feb. 7, captured here by our Solar Dynamics Observatory satellite. The flare appears as a brief, bright flash about midway through the half-day-long clip. Normally, a flare this small might not catch much attention, but solar activity is increasingly rare as the Sun is slowly approaching solar minimum, a natural low point in its 11-year activity cycle. These images were taken in a wavelengt
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Have you heard? We are now officially in the solar maximum phase! That means we’re in the part of the 11-year solar cycle where solar eruptions, geomagnetic storms, and auroras are most likely to occur. But how do scientists tell where we are in the solar cycle? They count sunspots! Those dark solar splotches tell a story: As solar activity waxes and wanes, so does the sunspot count. But don’t just take our word for it – try it yourself! Track the current and past solar cycles with these fun sun
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Have you heard? We are now officially in the solar maximum phase! That means we’re in the part of the 11-year solar cycle where solar eruptions, geomagnetic storms, and auroras are most likely to occur. But how do scientists tell where we are in the solar cycle? They count sunspots! Those dark solar splotches tell a story: As solar activity waxes and wanes, so does the sunspot count. But don’t just take our word for it – try it yourself! Track the current and past solar cycles with these fun sun
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2023 ended with flare! A strong solar flare – X5.0 – erupted from the Sun just hours before the clock struck midnight on Dec. 31 in North America, dethroning Dec. 14’s X2.8 solar flare as the largest of the year and of Solar Cycle 25. Learn more: https://go.nasa.gov/41EqcER | NASA Space Alerts
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2023 ended with flare! A strong solar flare – X5.0 – erupted from the Sun just hours before the clock struck midnight on Dec. 31 in North America, dethroning Dec. 14’s X2.8 solar flare as the largest of the year and of Solar Cycle 25. Learn more: https://go.nasa.gov/41EqcER | NASA Space Alerts
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Happy #SunDay! It’s time for another Solar Superlative announcement. 🏆 The award for “Biggest Flare of 2023” goes to the X2.8 flare from December 14! To learn more about solar flares, you can visit: go.nasa.gov/3m9w4p4 | NASA Space Alerts
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Happy #SunDay! It’s time for another Solar Superlative announcement. 🏆 The award for “Biggest Flare of 2023” goes to the X2.8 flare from December 14! To learn more about solar flares, you can visit: go.nasa.gov/3m9w4p4 | NASA Space Alerts
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The sun emitted a trio of mid-level solar flares on April 2-3, 2017. Our Solar Dynamics Observatory, which watches the sun constantly, captured images of the three events. Read more: https://go.nasa.gov/2oQVFju Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/b0avDc48hPM | NASA Space Alerts
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The sun emitted a trio of mid-level solar flares on April 2-3, 2017. Our Solar Dynamics Observatory, which watches the sun constantly, captured images of the three events. Read more: https://go.nasa.gov/2oQVFju Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/b0avDc48hPM | NASA Space Alerts
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Earlier this week, scientists reported a unique eruption on the Sun that had components of three separate types of eruptions — a solar ‘Rosetta Stone’ that may help scientists unlock the mechanism behind all classes of solar blasts. On top of solar explosions, the Sun has a huge range of other dynamic phenomena and events that shape space, from the surface of the Sun and across billions of miles of the solar system. Explore different types of solar eruptions and feature: https://go.nasa.gov/2Tpb
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Earlier this week, scientists reported a unique eruption on the Sun that had components of three separate types of eruptions — a solar ‘Rosetta Stone’ that may help scientists unlock the mechanism behind all classes of solar blasts. On top of solar explosions, the Sun has a huge range of other dynamic phenomena and events that shape space, from the surface of the Sun and across billions of miles of the solar system. Explore different types of solar eruptions and feature: https://go.nasa.gov/2Tpb
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Our Solar Dynamics Observatory launched 10 years ago today! 🛰☀️🎉 Over the past decade, this spacecraft has kept a constant eye on the Sun, studying how our star creates solar activity and drives space weather — the dynamic conditions in space that impact the entire solar system, including Earth. Here are a few highlights of SDO’s accomplishments over the years: https://go.nasa.gov/38hap2c | NASA Space Alerts
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Our Solar Dynamics Observatory launched 10 years ago today! 🛰☀️🎉 Over the past decade, this spacecraft has kept a constant eye on the Sun, studying how our star creates solar activity and drives space weather — the dynamic conditions in space that impact the entire solar system, including Earth. Here are a few highlights of SDO’s accomplishments over the years: https://go.nasa.gov/38hap2c | NASA Space Alerts
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This Sunday, take in our star through the eyes of our Solar Dynamics Observatory satellite, which watches the Sun constantly from space. A developing filament near the Sun’s edge churned and twisted as it rotated into view of the Solar Dynamics Observatory on Nov. 16-17. Filaments are cooler and often unstable clouds of particles suspended above the Sun's surface by magnetic forces. These images were taken in a wavelength of extreme ultraviolet light, which is typically invisible to our eyes, bu
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This Sunday, take in our star through the eyes of our Solar Dynamics Observatory satellite, which watches the Sun constantly from space. A developing filament near the Sun’s edge churned and twisted as it rotated into view of the Solar Dynamics Observatory on Nov. 16-17. Filaments are cooler and often unstable clouds of particles suspended above the Sun's surface by magnetic forces. These images were taken in a wavelength of extreme ultraviolet light, which is typically invisible to our eyes, bu
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In September, scientists announced that our Sun has entered a new cycle. ☀️🔄 As sunspots and flares, signs of a new solar cycle, bubble from the Sun’s surface, scientists wonder what this next cycle will look like. The short answer is, probably a lot like the last — that is, the past 11 years of the Sun’s life, since that’s the average length of any given cycle. But the longer story involves a panel of experts that meets once a decade, a fleet of Sun-studying satellites, and dozens of complicat
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In September, scientists announced that our Sun has entered a new cycle. ☀️🔄 As sunspots and flares, signs of a new solar cycle, bubble from the Sun’s surface, scientists wonder what this next cycle will look like. The short answer is, probably a lot like the last — that is, the past 11 years of the Sun’s life, since that’s the average length of any given cycle. But the longer story involves a panel of experts that meets once a decade, a fleet of Sun-studying satellites, and dozens of complicat
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(3/4) Tracking the solar cycle is a huge effort. It takes measurements of the Sun’s magnetic fields, complex models, and – most importantly – daily hand-drawn maps of the Sun’s surface ✍🏼 go.nasa.gov/3xbFz8p | NASA Space Alerts
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(3/4) Tracking the solar cycle is a huge effort. It takes measurements of the Sun’s magnetic fields, complex models, and – most importantly – daily hand-drawn maps of the Sun’s surface ✍🏼 go.nasa.gov/3xbFz8p | NASA Space Alerts
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Scientists have just announced the first discoveries from Parker Solar Probe’s daring mission to the Sun! What they’ve learned has changed our understanding of the way the Sun releases material and particles, influencing Earth and the entire solar system: https://go.nasa.gov/34Qj1LC These new findings include: 💨 surprises about the behavior of the Sun’s constant outflow of material, the solar wind 💥 never-before-seen particle bursts that are too small to measure from Earth 🧹 some of the first
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Scientists have just announced the first discoveries from Parker Solar Probe’s daring mission to the Sun! What they’ve learned has changed our understanding of the way the Sun releases material and particles, influencing Earth and the entire solar system: https://go.nasa.gov/34Qj1LC These new findings include: 💨 surprises about the behavior of the Sun’s constant outflow of material, the solar wind 💥 never-before-seen particle bursts that are too small to measure from Earth 🧹 some of the first
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The Sun emitted a strong solar flare on Jan. 5, 2023, peaking at 7:57 p.m. ET. NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured an image of the event, which was classified as X-class. bit.ly/3IsPJsW Solar flares are powerful bursts of radiation. Harmful radiation from a flare cannot pass through Earth’s atmosphere to physically affect humans on the ground, however – when intense enough – they can disturb the atmosphere in the layer where GPS & communications signals travel. To see how such space weath
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The Sun emitted a strong solar flare on Jan. 5, 2023, peaking at 7:57 p.m. ET. NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured an image of the event, which was classified as X-class. bit.ly/3IsPJsW Solar flares are powerful bursts of radiation. Harmful radiation from a flare cannot pass through Earth’s atmosphere to physically affect humans on the ground, however – when intense enough – they can disturb the atmosphere in the layer where GPS & communications signals travel. To see how such space weath
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The Sun emitted a strong solar flare on Aug. 7, 2023, peaking at 4:46 EDT. NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured an image of the event, which was classified as X1.5. https://go.nasa.gov/3qkZkLM Solar flares are powerful bursts of radiation. Harmful radiation from a flare cannot pass through Earth’s atmosphere to physically affect humans on the ground. However – when intense enough – they can disturb the atmosphere in the layer where GPS & communications signals travel. To see how such space
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The Sun emitted a strong solar flare on Aug. 7, 2023, peaking at 4:46 EDT. NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured an image of the event, which was classified as X1.5. https://go.nasa.gov/3qkZkLM Solar flares are powerful bursts of radiation. Harmful radiation from a flare cannot pass through Earth’s atmosphere to physically affect humans on the ground. However – when intense enough – they can disturb the atmosphere in the layer where GPS & communications signals travel. To see how such space
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The Sun emitted a strong solar flare peaking at 3:08 a.m. ET on May 27, 2024. NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured imagery of the event, which was classified as X2.8: go.nasa.gov/3KhHShN Solar flares are powerful bursts of radiation. Harmful radiation from a flare cannot pass through Earth’s atmosphere to physically affect humans on the ground. However — when intense enough — they can disturb the atmosphere in the layer where GPS & communications signals travel. To see how such space weath
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The Sun emitted a strong solar flare peaking at 3:08 a.m. ET on May 27, 2024. NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured imagery of the event, which was classified as X2.8: go.nasa.gov/3KhHShN Solar flares are powerful bursts of radiation. Harmful radiation from a flare cannot pass through Earth’s atmosphere to physically affect humans on the ground. However — when intense enough — they can disturb the atmosphere in the layer where GPS & communications signals travel. To see how such space weath
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The Sun emitted a strong solar flare on July 2, 2023, peaking at 7:14 p.m. ET. NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured an image of the event, which was classified as X1.0: https://go.nasa.gov/434EEFn Solar flares are powerful bursts of radiation. Harmful radiation from a flare cannot pass through Earth’s atmosphere to physically affect humans on the ground. However – when intense enough – they can disturb the atmosphere in the layer where GPS & communications signals travel. To see how such s
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The Sun emitted a strong solar flare on July 2, 2023, peaking at 7:14 p.m. ET. NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured an image of the event, which was classified as X1.0: https://go.nasa.gov/434EEFn Solar flares are powerful bursts of radiation. Harmful radiation from a flare cannot pass through Earth’s atmosphere to physically affect humans on the ground. However – when intense enough – they can disturb the atmosphere in the layer where GPS & communications signals travel. To see how such s
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Happy #SunDay! This week’s space weather report includes 3 notable solar flares, 26 coronal mass ejections, and no geomagnetic storms. This video of the Sun from NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory includes several bright coronal loops and an exciting eruption around 90 seconds in. | NASA Space Alerts
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Happy #SunDay! This week’s space weather report includes 3 notable solar flares, 26 coronal mass ejections, and no geomagnetic storms. This video of the Sun from NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory includes several bright coronal loops and an exciting eruption around 90 seconds in. | NASA Space Alerts
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The Sun emitted a strong solar flare, peaking at 1:53 a.m. EST on Friday, Feb. 16, 2024. NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory, which watches the Sun constantly, captured an image of the event. Solar flares are powerful bursts of energy. Flares and solar eruptions can impact radio communications, electric power grids, navigation signals, and pose risks to spacecraft and astronauts. This flare is classified as an X2.5 flare. X-class denotes the most intense flares, while the number provides more info
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The Sun emitted a strong solar flare, peaking at 1:53 a.m. EST on Friday, Feb. 16, 2024. NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory, which watches the Sun constantly, captured an image of the event. Solar flares are powerful bursts of energy. Flares and solar eruptions can impact radio communications, electric power grids, navigation signals, and pose risks to spacecraft and astronauts. This flare is classified as an X2.5 flare. X-class denotes the most intense flares, while the number provides more info
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Good news: Parker Solar Probe phoned home! ☎️ The spacecraft is in good health after its latest swing through the solar corona. On this pass, Parker matched the distance and speed records that it set during its previous solar flyby in December. Read more: https://go.nasa.gov/4kXvRzb | NASA Space Alerts
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Good news: Parker Solar Probe phoned home! ☎️ The spacecraft is in good health after its latest swing through the solar corona. On this pass, Parker matched the distance and speed records that it set during its previous solar flyby in December. Read more: https://go.nasa.gov/4kXvRzb | NASA Space Alerts
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Happy #SunDay! This week’s space weather report includes: · 5 C-class solar flares · 1 M-class flare · 20 coronal mass ejections · 0 geomagnetic storms This video from NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory shows activity on the Sun over the past week. To learn more about solar flares, visit: https://go.nasa.gov/3m9w4p4 | NASA Space Alerts
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Happy #SunDay! This week’s space weather report includes: · 5 C-class solar flares · 1 M-class flare · 20 coronal mass ejections · 0 geomagnetic storms This video from NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory shows activity on the Sun over the past week. To learn more about solar flares, visit: https://go.nasa.gov/3m9w4p4 | NASA Space Alerts
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NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) has been watching the Sun for 15 years — and this spacecraft sees much more than meets the eye! SDO’s 10 imaging channels capture visible, ultraviolet, and extreme ultraviolet light, helping scientists study solar material at a range of different temperatures. Together, they reveal a prismatic picture of our ever-changing star. NASA’s Illuminate: Out-of-this-world images shining light on our Sun and solar system. #NASAsIlluminate #NASA #SolarMax #Sun #spac
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NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) has been watching the Sun for 15 years — and this spacecraft sees much more than meets the eye! SDO’s 10 imaging channels capture visible, ultraviolet, and extreme ultraviolet light, helping scientists study solar material at a range of different temperatures. Together, they reveal a prismatic picture of our ever-changing star. NASA’s Illuminate: Out-of-this-world images shining light on our Sun and solar system. #NASAsIlluminate #NASA #SolarMax #Sun #spac
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Real-time images from NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory show an enormous sunspot group moving across the Sun right now! If you have eclipse glasses and good vision, you might be able to see it without magnification. (Never look directly at the Sun without proper eye protection!) Keep up with real-time images of the Sun: go.nasa.gov/2Zlssol | NASA Space Alerts
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Real-time images from NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory show an enormous sunspot group moving across the Sun right now! If you have eclipse glasses and good vision, you might be able to see it without magnification. (Never look directly at the Sun without proper eye protection!) Keep up with real-time images of the Sun: go.nasa.gov/2Zlssol | NASA Space Alerts
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The Sun emitted two strong solar flares, peaking at 9:41 p.m. ET on May 7, 2024, and 1:09 a.m. ET on May 8, 2024. NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured images of the events, which were both classified as X1.0. https://go.nasa.gov/3UTOd9m Solar flares are powerful bursts of radiation. Harmful radiation from a flare cannot pass through Earth’s atmosphere to physically affect humans on the ground. However — when intense enough — they can disturb the atmosphere in the layer where GPS & communic
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The Sun emitted two strong solar flares, peaking at 9:41 p.m. ET on May 7, 2024, and 1:09 a.m. ET on May 8, 2024. NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured images of the events, which were both classified as X1.0. https://go.nasa.gov/3UTOd9m Solar flares are powerful bursts of radiation. Harmful radiation from a flare cannot pass through Earth’s atmosphere to physically affect humans on the ground. However — when intense enough — they can disturb the atmosphere in the layer where GPS & communic
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Sunquakes are seismic events that ripple across the Sun’s surface after a solar flare. Scientists have long thought sunquakes start in the solar atmosphere, traveling down — but new research suggests they actually begin below the solar surface. https://go.nasa.gov/3bypVve | NASA Space Alerts
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Sunquakes are seismic events that ripple across the Sun’s surface after a solar flare. Scientists have long thought sunquakes start in the solar atmosphere, traveling down — but new research suggests they actually begin below the solar surface. https://go.nasa.gov/3bypVve | NASA Space Alerts
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Four facts about the solar wind that will blow your mind: ☀️🌬️🤯 1. The solar wind has been blowing non-stop since the Sun formed about 4.6 billion years ago. ⌛ 2. It travels about 1 million miles an hour (and faster). 🏃 3. It carries about 1.5 million tons of mass away from the Sun every second. 😯 4. It could keep blowing at that rate for a TRILLION YEARS without depleting the Sun! ⚖️ Q: That’s a lot of solar wind — so where does it all go? 🤔👇 A: The solar wind fills space around us to cre
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Four facts about the solar wind that will blow your mind: ☀️🌬️🤯 1. The solar wind has been blowing non-stop since the Sun formed about 4.6 billion years ago. ⌛ 2. It travels about 1 million miles an hour (and faster). 🏃 3. It carries about 1.5 million tons of mass away from the Sun every second. 😯 4. It could keep blowing at that rate for a TRILLION YEARS without depleting the Sun! ⚖️ Q: That’s a lot of solar wind — so where does it all go? 🤔👇 A: The solar wind fills space around us to cre
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In its 10 years observing the Sun, our Solar Dynamics Observatory satellite has gathered over 425 million high-resolution images of our star. This 10-year time lapse showcases photos taken at a wavelength of 17.1 nanometers, which is an extreme ultraviolet wavelength that shows the Sun’s outermost atmospheric layer — the corona. Compiling one photo every hour, the movie condenses a decade of the Sun into 61 minutes. The video shows the rise and fall in activity that occurs as part of the Sun’s 1
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In its 10 years observing the Sun, our Solar Dynamics Observatory satellite has gathered over 425 million high-resolution images of our star. This 10-year time lapse showcases photos taken at a wavelength of 17.1 nanometers, which is an extreme ultraviolet wavelength that shows the Sun’s outermost atmospheric layer — the corona. Compiling one photo every hour, the movie condenses a decade of the Sun into 61 minutes. The video shows the rise and fall in activity that occurs as part of the Sun’s 1
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The STEREO mission -- short for Solar and Terrestrial Relations Observatory -- launched 11 years ago today! 🎉 Its unique position in space gives us another perspective on the Sun, solar storms, and space weather. Learn more: nasa.gov/stereo Download this video: https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/30081 | NASA Space Alerts
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The STEREO mission -- short for Solar and Terrestrial Relations Observatory -- launched 11 years ago today! 🎉 Its unique position in space gives us another perspective on the Sun, solar storms, and space weather. Learn more: nasa.gov/stereo Download this video: https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/30081 | NASA Space Alerts
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Solar Orbiter launches tonight, joining a fleet of spacecraft studying the Sun and its effects throughout the solar system — data that helps scientists develop knowledge needed to protect astronauts and spacecraft as we venture beyond Earth with Artemis. 🛰👩🏽‍🚀☀️ More about the Solar Orbiter mission: https://go.nasa.gov/379Yulv 🚀 Watch live launch coverage starting at 10:30pm ET / 7:30pm PT at nasa.gov/live or here on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NASA/videos/1459969800848547/ 📱 Read u
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Solar Orbiter launches tonight, joining a fleet of spacecraft studying the Sun and its effects throughout the solar system — data that helps scientists develop knowledge needed to protect astronauts and spacecraft as we venture beyond Earth with Artemis. 🛰👩🏽‍🚀☀️ More about the Solar Orbiter mission: https://go.nasa.gov/379Yulv 🚀 Watch live launch coverage starting at 10:30pm ET / 7:30pm PT at nasa.gov/live or here on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NASA/videos/1459969800848547/ 📱 Read u
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