Flaring up! NASA's SDO captures two significant solar flares
The two eruptions occurred in an active region of the sun where an eruption of average intensity occurred on September 4.
Sep 07, 2017, 18:22 PM IST
NASA's SDO captures incredible sunspot that appears tiny but is actually larger than Earth! - Watch video
This sunspot is the first to appear after the sun was spotless for two days, and it is the only sunspot group at this moment.
Jul 14, 2017, 11:19 AM IST
Origins of the sun's swirling jets revealed - NASA scientists bare all secrets!
The results of this NASA-funded study were published in Science on June 22, 2017 — a special time of the year for the IRIS mission, which celebrates its fourth anniversary in space on June 26.
Jun 23, 2017, 11:04 AM IST
NASA's SDO catches the moon crossing the sun in a partial lunar eclipse!
Another lunar transit will occur later this summer on August 21, wherein the moon will only barely hide part of the sun.
May 27, 2017, 11:08 AM IST
NASA's SDO sees Sun producing swirling activity on both its sides (Watch)
The sun produced swirling prominence activity of both its side, one after the other, over two days (December 7-8, 2016).
Dec 16, 2016, 13:55 PM IST
NASA's SDO experiences a stunning lunar transit in space! - See pic
From SDO’s point of view, the sun appears to be shaking slightly – but not because the solar observatory was spooked by this near-Halloween sight.
Nov 02, 2016, 00:23 AM IST
NASA's MinXSS CubeSat brings new information to study of solar flares! (Watch video)
As per NASA, the Miniature X-Ray Solar Spectrometer, or MinXSS, CubeSat began science operations on June 9, 2016, collecting data on soft X-rays.
Oct 11, 2016, 10:44 AM IST
NASA's SDO captures this stunning image of 'lunar transit' – See pic!
NASA says two of the spacecraft’s three science instruments - the Helioseismic and Magnetic Imager, or HMI, and the Extreme Ultraviolet Variability Experiment, or EVE - are online and sending science data to Earth.
Aug 05, 2016, 10:21 AM IST
Watch video: NASA's SDO captures solar material bursting from the sun!
Now, the team of scientists at SDO captured the sun in all its golden glory once again, showing a close-up of bursts of solar material repeatedly emerging from it.
Jul 24, 2016, 20:52 PM IST
NASA’s SDO captures bursts of solar material from the Sun- Watch
The US space agency NASA has released a close-up video of solar material bursting repeatedly from the Sun.
Jul 23, 2016, 11:08 AM IST
This solar region illustrates fierce battle of magnetic fields to connect & reconnect - Watch!
A relatively small but growing active region on our sun illustrated the fierce battle of magnetic fields as they connect and reconnect and struggle from May 30-31, 2016.
Jun 06, 2016, 11:05 AM IST
Spotted: Huge 'black holes' on Sun's surface, are we in trouble?
The US space agency NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) have spotted two huge 'black holes' on the surface of the Sun.
May 31, 2016, 11:54 AM IST
Watch - Spectacular 4K HD view of solar flare captured by NASA's SDO!
The spectacular video was captured by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) on April 17, 2016 when an active region on the sun’s right side released a mid-level solar flare.
May 02, 2016, 11:24 AM IST
Huge sunspot as seen from NASA's SDO – See pic!
Sunspot regions are areas of intense magnetism so that plasma is being pulled along magnetic field lines between areas of opposite polarity.
Apr 25, 2016, 15:54 PM IST
NASA missions decode intense solar flares from 2 spots in space!
A "current sheet" is a very fast and flat flow of electrically-charged material, defined in part by its extreme thinness compared to its length and width.
Apr 20, 2016, 12:13 PM IST
Images of mid-level solar flare captured by NASA's SDO! - See pic
For those who are unaware, solar flares are powerful bursts of radiation.
Apr 19, 2016, 14:07 PM IST
Spring eclipse season: Earth blocks part of SDO’s solar view – See why
These seasons - a time when Earth blocks SDO's view of the sun for a period of time each day - last around three weeks.
Mar 07, 2016, 05:13 AM IST
Watch: NASA's SDO captures unraveling solar prominence in new video
As seen in this video, an elongated solar prominence rose up above the sun’s surface and slowly unraveled on February 3.
Feb 18, 2016, 09:11 AM IST
Watch: Time-lapse video shows one year of sun's activity in six minutes!
The ultra-high definition video, featuring one entire year of the activity on the sun - from January1, 2015 to January 28, 2016, was released to mark the SDO's sixth year in space.
Feb 13, 2016, 19:48 PM IST
Watch: NASA's SDO captures swirling magnetic loops on the sun!
This video was taken by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory on November 11-12, 2015.
Nov 19, 2015, 20:47 PM IST
