Take a look at an erupting solar prominence as observed by the Solar Dynamics Observatory satellite on March 30, 2010
An erupting solar prominence observed by the Solar Dynamics Observatory satellite on March 30, 2010.
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GSFC/NASAA brief overview of why solar eclipses are relatively uncommon events.
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NASA/GSFC/SDO/HMIMagnetic fields in a sunspot pair, as observed by the Helioseismic Magnetic Imager on board the Solar Dynamics Observatory, March 29, 2010. White and black trace opposite magnetic polarities.
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NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center/Joy NgIn 2024 NASA's Parker Solar Probe captured new images from within the Sun's atmosphere.