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SDO image of solar prominence

Graceful Eruption

05.08.2013
A solar prominence began to bow out and the broke apart in a graceful, floating style in a little less than four hours on March 16, 2013.
White lines represent magnetic field lines looping up out of the sun's surface in this image

Looper

02.11.2013
SDO's HMI instrument provides maps of magnetic fields of the entire surface of the sun, showing how strong they are and, for the first time ever, in which direction they are pointing.
SDO ultraviolet image of x-ray flare

X-Class

12.31.2012
A region of the Sun erupts in a powerful explosion, known as an "X-class" solar flare. These can cause observable effects on earth such as aurorae and power grid and communications satellite failures.
STEREO image of eruptive prominence

Bright Prominence Eruption

12.27.2012
The Sun blows a robust prominence out into space on December 10, 2012
photo of colorful aurora

CME Causes Colorful Aurora

10.03.2012
An aurora in Whitehorse Yukon Canada that appeared in the sky in the early hours of Oct. 1, 2012 due to the effects of a coronal mass ejection (CME) that erupted from the sun three days earlier.
SDO image of the sun with large filiment lifting off

Magnificent Outburst

11.01.2012
On August 31, 2012, a long, magnetic filament burst out from the Sun, producing one of the best shows that SDO has seen.
still image from a scientific visualization

Shields up!

08.15.2012
Layers of armor protect Earth from the sun's harmful energies, while letting in heat and light that power the climate.
image of the sun at 171 Angstroms

Greatest hits

08.15.2012
A breathtaking compilation of solar views you don't want to miss.
four-panel image of the sun

Independence Day solar fireworks

07.20.2012
Four separate images of the flare from the morning of July 4 show us different levels of the sun's atmosphere, allowing scientists to track how a solar eruption moves through the layers of the sun.
Time lapse image of Venus transiting the sun

Transit of Venus

11.01.2012
SDO implemented specially planned operations to view the transit of Venus on June 5-6, 2012, producing the best HD views of a transit ever taken.
image of solar prominence eruption

Hi-Def CME

04.18.2012
A beautiful prominence eruption shot off the east limb (left side) of the sun on Monday, April 16, 2012.
photo of rocket's chemical trails

ATREX launch

03.28.2012
NASA launched five rockets to help scientists map the movement of high-altitude winds and create better models of the regions of space that can damage satellites and disrupt communications systems.
image of solar surface during flare event

Large solar flare: January 23, 2012

01.30.2012
This image captures a moment from a large solar flare that also released large coronal mass ejection.
image of activity on solar surface

Stranded solar blast

01.11.2012
The sun erupted with a good-sized solar flare and a coronal mass ejection on its far-side beyond the view of NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO).
image of multiple particle and energy outbursts from the sun

Multiple outbursts from the sun

12.22.2011
The sun blasted off a number of coronal mass ejections in just over two days in this image captured by the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) C2 coronograph.
image of the sun as seen in multiple wavelengths of light

Multiwavelength Sun

12.09.2011
This composite image, captured by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory in multiple wavelengths almost simultaneously, reveals different temperatures and layers of the sun.
active regions line up longitudinally on the sun surface

Active regions stack up on the sun

11.02.2011
Three active regions line up vertically on the sun's surface in this image captured by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory.
image of x7 flare on the sun

Major solar flare blasts into space

08.25.2011
An X7 (major) solar flare, coronal wave and a coronal mass ejection (CME) erupted on Aug. 9, 2011.
image of solar surface

A swirling maelstrom

08.24.2011
Twisting strands of plasma dance at the sun's edges in this Solar Dynamics Observatory image captured in extreme ultraviolet light.
Coronal Mass Ejection as viewed by the Solar Dynamics Observatory on June 7, 2011

Having a solar blast

07.28.2011
Coronal Mass Ejection as viewed by the Solar Dynamics Observatory on June 7, 2011.
image of solar surface with magnetic loops

Spiraling sun

04.27.2011
Spiraling magnetic loops, observed in extreme ultraviolet light by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory, dance and twist above an active region on the sun.
image of solar eclipse from space

Space eclipse

04.27.2011
NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory imaged the ragged shadow edge of Earth eclipsing the sun. The shadow has a variegated edge due to Earth's atmosphere.
image of solar prominence eruption

Well rounded

04.27.2011
NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this nicely rounded prominence eruption on March 19, 2011, as the disturbance erupted into space with a distinct twisting motion.
flares and coronal mass ejections popping off in many directions from the sun

Popping off

04.27.2011
With numerous active regions populating the sun's surface, it is no surprise that March 6-8 NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory saw flares and coronal mass ejections popping off in many directions.
image of sun surface

The surreal sun

05.12.2011
After maneuvers to calibrate its instruments, the Solar Dynamics Observatory temporarily beamed back surreally distorted images of the sun reminiscent of abstract art.
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