Biggest Solar Storm Since 2005
Solar Dynamics Observatory captured the flare, shown here in teal as that is the color typically used to show light in the 131 angstrom wavelength, a wavelength in which it is easy to view solar flares. The flare began at 10:38 PM ET on Jan. 22, peaked at 10:59 PM and ended at 11:34 PM.
Credit: NASA/SDO/AIA
The Solar Heliospheric Observatory captured the coronal mass ejection (CME) in this video (which shows the sun's activity from January 19 to January 23). The end of the movie shows the interference caused by the onslaught of fast, energetic solar particles emitted from the sun.
Credit: SOHO/ESA & NASA
Interview with Antti Pulkkinen, NASA Solar Scientist. What makes this event different from other recent CMEs and flares?
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Interview with Antti Pulkkinen, NASA Solar Scientist. The three stages of this event.
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Interview with Antti Pulkkinen, NASA Solar Scientist. How will this event affect the Earth?
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Interview with Antti Pulkkinen, NASA Solar Scientist. Will we see more events like this one in the future?
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Credits
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NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Writer
- Karen Fox (ADNET)
Video editor
- Scott Wiessinger (KBRwyle)
Interviewee
- Antti Pulkinnen (NASA/GSFC)
Producers
- Genna Duberstein (ADNET)
- Scott Wiessinger (KBRwyle)
Videographer
- Rob Andreoli (AIMM)
Project support
- Pat Kennedy (KBRwyle)
- Rich Melnick (KBRwyle)
- Stuart A. Snodgrass (KBRwyle)
- Swarupa Nune (InuTeq)