Sunspot AR3767 erupted with a X1.7-class solar flare, followed by an X1.1-class flare from sunspot AR3780. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured the fireworks. Footage courtesy: NASA / SDO and ...
Watch footage of the Sun unleashing an X1.2-class solar flare. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured the fireworks in multiple wavelengths. Footage courtesy: NASA / SDO and the AIA, EVE, and HMI ...
The three satellites look to measure mysteries of space weather while also acting as a warning system for its dangerous effects.
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The sun has become more and more active over the last 16 years, in a turn that surprised scientists and could affect space weather, NASA said.
This revealed two distinct types of SEEs with different origins. One group is connected to solar flares exploding from small regions of the sun, while the other population is connected to larger, more ...
President Trump’s proposed NASA budget looks to drop 41 science missions including 19 that are operational in space. The new space weather missions, though, are more closely tied to his ...
Solar flares heat ions much more strongly than electrons. The finding offers a new explanation for spectral line broadening. Recent work from the Andrews suggests that particles in solar flares can ...
The aurora borealis is a spectacle of space weather, but solar flares and coronal mass ejections have far more Earthly impacts ...
The Sun's activity is rising again after decades of decline, surprising scientists and raising concerns about space weather.