NOAA's GOES-16 EXIS instrument observes solar flares
On January 21, 2017, the GOES-16 Extreme Ultraviolet and X-Ray Irradiance Sensors (EXIS) observed solar flares.
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Fermi sees gamma rays from 'hidden' solar flares
An international science team says NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope has observed high-energy light from solar eruptions located on the far side of the sun, which should block direct light from these events. This apparent ...
Astronomy
Jan 30, 2017
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Image: Daily sun images of 2016
This montage of 366 images shows our sun through the eyes of ESA's Proba-2 satellite, as seen each day in 2016.
Space Exploration
Jan 16, 2017
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Image: Impact of a solar storm, 28 October 2003
While this scene looks like the mesmerising result of shaking up a festive snow globe, it is in fact the disturbing effect of one of the most powerful solar storms ever recorded.
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Dec 13, 2016
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Magnetic reconnection research sheds light on explosive phenomena in astrophysics and fusion experiments
Scientists are closer than ever to unraveling a process called magnetic reconnection that triggers explosive phenomena throughout the universe. Solar flares, northern lights and geomagnetic storms that can disrupt cell phone ...
Plasma Physics
Dec 8, 2016
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Realistic solar corona loops simulated in lab
Caltech applied physicists have experimentally simulated the sun's magnetic fields to create a realistic coronal loop in a lab.
Space Exploration
Nov 7, 2016
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Sun-observing MinXSS CubeSat expected to yield new insights into solar flare energetics
A small shoebox-sized satellite has recently proved that studying solar phenomena is not reserved only to large space observatories. The NASA-funded, Miniature X-Ray Solar Spectrometer (MinXSS) is providing invaluable information ...
Space Exploration
Nov 7, 2016
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NGC 5128: Mysterious cosmic objects erupting in X-rays discovered
This image shows the location of a remarkable source that dramatically flares in X-rays unlike any ever seen. Along with another similar source found in a different galaxy, these objects may represent an entirely new phenomenon, ...
Astronomy
Oct 19, 2016
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The Sun's coronal tail wags its photospheric dog
Solar physicists have long viewed the rotation of sunspots as a primary generator of solar flares - the sudden, powerful blasts of electromagnetic radiation and charged particles that burst into space during explosions on ...
Space Exploration
Oct 12, 2016
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Scientists observe first Sun-like magnetic cycle on another star
An international team of scientists led by the University of Göttingen has observed a Sun-like magnetic cycle on another star for the first time. The Sun's magnetic field drives the Sun's spots and flares and fuels the Solar ...
Astronomy
Oct 12, 2016
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