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10May

NASA’s Solar Stormwatch: Intense X1.1 Flare Captured in Action

NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory snapped a photo of a solar flare on May 9, 2024. The image combines three extreme ultraviolet light wavelengths to showcase the scorching material in flares, colored in green, blue, and red. Credit: NASA/SDONASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory spotted a significant solar flare on May 9, 2024, reaching its peak at...

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17Jan

Flashes on the Sun Could Aid Researchers in Predicting Solar Flares

Two images of a solar active region (NOAA AR 2109) taken by SDO/AIA show extreme-ultraviolet light produced by million-degree-hot coronal gas (top images) on the day before the region flared (left) and the day before it stayed quiet and did not flare (right). The changes in brightness (bottom images) at these two times show...

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09Jan

Powerful Solar Flare Bursts From Sun

NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this image of a solar flare – as seen in the bright flash on the left picture– on Jan. 5, 2023. The image shows a subset of extreme ultraviolet light that highlights the extremely hot material in flares and which is colorized in AIA 171 orange. Credit: NASA/SDOThe sun...

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