Watch this one-week time-lapse of the coronal hole in the Sun's atmosphere from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory. Amazing ...

The sun is an incomprehensibly gigantic, constantly roiling nuclear furnace—but some days are even busier than others. Based ...

NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory recorded a 24-hour time-lapse revealing the Sun’s dynamic corona despite low flare activity, while a coronal hole drives elevated solar winds toward Earth. The ...

Two strong solar flares erupted from the sun within 12 hours of each other, according to information from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory has captured the moon ...

"Previously published in Solar Physics volume 275, issues 1-2, 2012"--T.p. Preface / R. R. Fisher -- The Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) / W. Dean Pesnell, B. J. Thompson and P. C. Chamberlin -- The ...

The northern lights may be visible this weekend after a flurry of activity on the sun, with an X-class solar flare and ...

Ground winds at Launch Pad 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., prevented the launch of NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) during its one-hour launch window on Feb. 10, forcing the ...

The sun emitted a mid-level solar flare, peaking at 4:16 a.m. EDT on June 25, 2015. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory, which watches the sun constantly, captured an image of the event. Solar flares ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. On June 7 the Sun unleashed an spectacular solar flare with a substantial coronal mass ejection. A large cloud of plasma mushroomed up, and while ...