Solar Flares
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Flashes on the Sun Could Help Scientists Predict Solar Flares
4 min read
In the blazing upper atmosphere of the Sun, a team of scientists have found new clues that could help predict…
Article1 year ago
NASA’s MinXSS Instrument CubeSat Launches to Study Sun’s Flares
2 min read
The Miniature X-Ray Solar Spectrometer 3, or MinXSS-3, successfully launched on the InspireSat-1 small satellite at 7:29 p.m. EST on Feb.…
Article2 years ago
NASA Sun Data Helps New Model Predict Big Solar Flares
5 min read
Using data from NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory, or SDO, scientists have developed a new model that successfully predicted seven of…
Article4 years ago
NASA Retires Prolific Solar Observatory After 16 Years
10 min read
Every morning for the past 16 years, solar physicist Säm Krucker sat down at his desk to check the latest…
Article5 years ago
NASA’s SDO Sees Sun Emit Mid-Level Flare Oct. 1
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The Sun emitted a mid-level solar flare, peaking at 8:13 p.m. EDT on Oct. 1, 2015. NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory, which…
Article9 years ago
Monitoring Solar Activity with SDO
3 min read
Intern at computer At times, the sun erupts, hurling a magnetic cloud of solar material toward Earth. Racing at thousands…
Article10 years ago
