Images of the March 20th Solar Eclipse
These three images were sent to me by Fintan Sheerin who shot them in Drogheda, Ireland (a town north of Dublin). He had better luck with…
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ESA Proba-2 Catches Solar Eclipse
As today’s partial solar eclipse crossed Europe, it was also visible from space. ESA’s Proba-2 captured a near-total eclipse from orbit, at the same time as…
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A Snapshot of Our Constantly Changing Sun
This snapshot of our constantly changing Sun catches looping filaments and energetic eruptions on their outward journey from our star’s turbulent surface. The disc of our…
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The X-Ray Sun
For the first time, a mission designed to set its eyes on black holes and other objects far from our solar system has turned its gaze…
Read the articleWatch a Sunset Solar Eclipse on October 23rd
Sunsets are always pretty. One sunset this month could be out of this world. On Thursday, Oct. 23rd, the setting sun across eastern parts of the…
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ESA Solar Orbiter Heat-Shield Passes Test
ESA’s Solar Orbiter mission has undergone its latest major test: its protective shield has been subjected to concentrated sunlight to prove it can cope with the…
Read the articleA Near Miss – Carrington-Class CME Narrowly Misses Earth
Last month (April 8-11), scientists, government officials, emergency planners and others converged on Boulder, Colorado, for NOAA’s Space Weather Workshop—an annual gathering to discuss the perils…
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Studying the Evolution of Reconnection Jets on the Sun’s Surface
The placid appearance of the Sun’s surface belies a hot fireball of plasma in constant turmoil. A granular network invisible to the naked eye pervades the…
Read the articleHuge Sunspot AR1944 Erupts – Aurora Alert
One of the largest sunspots in years, AR1944, has turned toward Earth and it is crackling with strong flares. On Jan. 7th (yesterday), the active region…
Read the articleThere Was a Spectacular Hybrid Solar Eclipse Yesterday Morning
Yesterday morning’s hybrid solar eclipse was stunning. But depending on where you are in the world you may not have been able to see it at…
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