Ever since the beginning of the Space Age, the inner planets and the Earth-Moon system have received the lion’s share of attention. That makes sense; it’s a whole lot easier to get to the Moon, or ...

NASA Solar Dynamics Observatory captured a M7.9-class solar flare. See footage of the blast in multiple wavelengths. Credit: ...

Sunspot AR3765 erupted with an unleashed X1.11-class solar flare. NASA Solar Dynamics Observatory captured the fireworks in multiple wavelengths. Footage courtesy: NASA / SDO and the AIA, EVE, and HMI ...

The sun is an incomprehensibly gigantic, constantly roiling nuclear furnace—but some days are even busier than others. Based on data collected by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory, our solar system’s ...

A solar eclipse on April 27, 2025, as seen only by NASA Solar Dynamics Observatory. When is the next solar eclipse? Yesterday and today — but they were not reported in advance. Why? They were only in ...

After causing the dazzling waves of aurora borealis this weekend, our Sun isn’t done yet: The strongest solar flare of the current solar cycle occurred Tuesday afternoon, according to the National ...

NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this image of a solar flare – as seen in the bright flash on the far left – on Dec. 31, 2023. The image shows a subset of extreme ultraviolet light that ...

Solar cycle space weather models may be miscalibrated: a new helioseismology study found the Sun’s magnetic activity has retreated toward its surface since 1987 in ways sunspot counts never detected.

An Earth-orbiting spacecraft just experienced an unusual phenomenon: a lunar transit and an Earth eclipse on the same day. On July 25, at different times, both the moon and Earth passed between NASA's ...

The quadruple eruption was captured by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The sun put on quite ...