{ "count": 82, "next": null, "previous": null, "results": [ { "id": 14964, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/14964/", "result_type": "Produced Video", "release_date": "2026-02-05T13:00:00-05:00", "title": "Early February Flares 2026", "description": "So far, the Sun has emitted six X-class solar flares in the first four days of February. X-class flares are the most powerful. In this composite image, we've layered all six X-class flares onto the Sun at once, to show the active areas. The images come from the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO), which observes the Sun in different wavelengths, using filters that emphasize different characteristics. Flare #6, for example, shows a subset of extreme ultraviolet light that highlights the extremely hot material in flares, which is colored in red and blue. The Sun’s magnetic field goes through a cycle, called the solar cycle, about every 11 years, with periods of more and less activity. The Sun reached its most active phase – solar maximum – in 2024, which means we’re still in a fairly active period of the cycle.For news of the recent flares: https://science.nasa.gov/blogs/solar-cycle-25/Image DescriptionComposite image of 6 X-class solar flares emitted in February. In the center, the Sun is a dark red globe with mottled darker and glowing orange spots. Just above the equator and to the left of center longitudinally, 2 bright white glowing spots are made of the combined 6 X-class flares emitted so far. Six squares pop out from the center Sun, with lines connecting to the spot on the composite Sun their flare is contributing. Along the top, the squares are labeled 2, 4 and 6. Each has a subset of the Sun seen in a different colored wavelength. Box 2 is a purple Sun with a pinkish flare, from Feb. 2, 2026. Box 4 is a golden Sun with a white flare from Feb. 2, 2026. Box 6 is a pink Sun with an orange flare from Feb. 4, 2026. Along the bottom, the boxes are labeled 1, 3 and 5. Box 1 has a turquoise Sun with a teal flare from Feb. 1, 2026. Box 3 has a yellow Sun with an orange flare from Feb. 2, 2026. Box 5 has a red Sun the same color as the center, with a white flare, from Feb. 3, 2026. || February_2026_X_Flares_SIX_FINAL.jpg (7000x7000) [5.3 MB] || ", "hits": 785 }, { "id": 14927, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/14927/", "result_type": "Produced Video", "release_date": "2025-11-19T10:00:00-05:00", "title": "The Sun Unleashes Six November X-class Flares", "description": "A blended composite image highlighting all six X-class flares from November 2025. The main image shows 131 Angstrom light, a subset of extreme ultraviolet light. The inset images show a variety of 131 and blends of 131, 171, and 304 Angstrom light. Credit: NASA/SDO/Scott Wiessinger || November_XFlares_All_6_Inset_Multi.jpg (7000x7000) [7.0 MB] || ", "hits": 343 }, { "id": 14709, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/14709/", "result_type": "Produced Video", "release_date": "2024-10-28T15:00:00-04:00", "title": "Sun Releases Strong Solar Flare on October 23, 2024", "description": "NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this image of an X3.3 solar flare – as seen in the bright flash and loop on the left – on Oct. 23, 2024. The image shows a blend of 171 Angstrom, 304 Angstrom and 131 Angstrom light, subsets of extreme ultraviolet light. Credit: NASA/SDO || SDO_X3pt3_10-23-2024_0340_131-304-171.jpg (4096x4096) [4.7 MB] || SDO_X3pt3_10-23-2024_0340_131-304-171_searchweb.png (320x180) [104.1 KB] || SDO_X3pt3_10-23-2024_0340_131-304-171_thm.png (80x40) [7.2 KB] || ", "hits": 86 }, { "id": 14710, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/14710/", "result_type": "Produced Video", "release_date": "2024-10-28T15:00:00-04:00", "title": "Sun Erupts with X-class flare on October 26, 2024", "description": "A sequence of October 26th's X1.8-class solar flare viewed in three different wavelengths of extreme ultraviolet light captured by NASA’ Solar Dynamics Observatory.AIA 171 (colorized here in gold) shows solar material at just over 1 million degrees Fahrenheit. AIA 131 (colorized here in teal) shows solar material at up to a blistering 18 million degrees Fahrenheit, AIA 304 (colorized here in red) shows material at around 100,000 degrees Fahrenheit.Credit:NASA/SDO || Oct_26_X1pt8_Flare_multi_big.jpg (5120x3072) [3.4 MB] || Oct_26_X1pt8_Flare_multi_big_searchweb.png (320x180) [95.8 KB] || Oct_26_X1pt8_Flare_multi_big_thm.png (80x40) [7.6 KB] || ", "hits": 67 }, { "id": 14703, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/14703/", "result_type": "Produced Video", "release_date": "2024-10-10T07:00:00-04:00", "title": "X1.8 Flare Erupts From Sun on October 8, 2024", "description": "NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this imagery of an X1.8 solar flare – as seen in the bright flash in the center – on Oct. 08, 2024. The footage shows from 9:15 to 10:18 p.m. EDT in a blend of 171, 304, and 131 Angstrom light, subsets of extreme ultraviolet light. This cropped version is slowed to 1/3 speed. Credit: NASA/SDO || Video_Still.jpg (1920x1080) [570.8 KB] || Video_Still_searchweb.png (320x180) [106.4 KB] || Video_Still_thm.png (80x40) [7.7 KB] || SDO_10_09_24_X1pt8_131-171-304tpz.mp4 (1920x1080) [22.1 MB] || SDO_10_09_24_X1pt8_131-171-304tpz.mov (1920x1080) [154.8 MB] || ", "hits": 92 }, { "id": 14701, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/14701/", "result_type": "Produced Video", "release_date": "2024-10-03T09:00:00-04:00", "title": "Sun Emits X9.0 Flare on October 3, 2024", "description": "Several video views of October 3rd's X9-class solar flare, the most powerful of this solar cycle, featuring two different wavelengths of extreme ultraviolet light captured by NASA’ Solar Dynamics Observatory. AIA 171 (colorized here in gold) shows solar material at just over 1 million degrees Fahrenheit. AIA 131 (colorized here in red) shows solar material at up to a blistering 18 million degrees Fahrenheit.Credit:NASA/SDO || X9_Flare_video_still.jpg (1920x1080) [416.4 KB] || 14701SDOX9FlareCaptions.en_US.srt [172 bytes] || 14701SDOX9FlareCaptions.en_US.vtt [174 bytes] || 14701_SDO_October032024_X9_Flare.mp4 (1920x1080) [124.7 MB] || 14701_SDO_October032024_X9_Flare_ProRes_1920x1080.mov (1920x1080) [881.1 MB] || ", "hits": 214 }, { "id": 14599, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/14599/", "result_type": "Produced Video", "release_date": "2024-06-03T11:00:00-04:00", "title": "Sun Releases 50th X flare of Solar Cycle 25, Quickly Followed by Two More", "description": "NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this image of a solar flare – as seen in the bright eruption on the lower left – at 22:03 UTC on May 31, 2024. The image shows a blend of 131 Angstrom and 304 Angstrom light, subsets of extreme ultraviolet light. Credit: NASA/SDO || SDO_May31_2024_2204_131_304_2.jpg (4096x4096) [2.9 MB] || SDO_May31_2024_2204_131_304_2_searchweb.png (320x180) [83.2 KB] || SDO_May31_2024_2204_131_304_2_thm.png (80x40) [6.2 KB] || ", "hits": 152 }, { "id": 14597, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/14597/", "result_type": "Produced Video", "release_date": "2024-05-28T16:00:00-04:00", "title": "Strong Solar Flare Erupts from Sun, May 27, 2024 and Another May 29th.", "description": "NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this image of a solar flare seen as the bright flash on the limb of the Sun on May 27, 2024, with an inset image of Earth for scale. The image shows a blend of 171 and 304 angstrom extreme ultraviolet light that highlights the extremely hot material in flares and which is colorized in red and yellow. Credit: NASA/SDO || SDO_May_27_Flare0700UT_171-304_EarthScale.jpg (1500x1500) [568.4 KB] || SDO_May_27_Flare0700UT_171-304_EarthScale_searchweb.png (320x180) [97.9 KB] || SDO_May_27_Flare0700UT_171-304_EarthScale_thm.png (80x40) [7.3 KB] || ", "hits": 117 }, { "id": 14593, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/14593/", "result_type": "Produced Video", "release_date": "2024-05-16T10:00:00-04:00", "title": "Continuing Strong Solar Flares: May 15-16, 2024", "description": "During the week of May 10 to May 16, 2024, NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) observed nine X-class solar flares erupting from the Sun, including the largest in this solar cycle to date on May 14 that peaked at X8.7.This video shows these flares using SDO observations in two wavelengths of extreme ultraviolet light, 131 angstroms (colorized as teal) and 171 angstroms (colorized as gold).These flares originated primarily from an active region on the Sun called AR 13664. This region, along with another called AR 13663, was responsible for the majority of strong solar flares from May 3 through May 9.Watch this video on the NASA Goddard YouTube channel.Music credit: \"Collab Alert\" by Ellis Kent [PRS] from Universal Production Music || Thumbnail02.jpg (1280x720) [818.1 KB] || 14593_X-ClassFlaresDominateSunInMay_1080_YouTube.mp4 (1920x1080) [221.9 MB] || XClassFlares.en_US.srt [1.4 KB] || XClassFlares.en_US.vtt [1.3 KB] || 14593_X-ClassFlaresDominateSunInMay_4K_Facebook.mp4 (3840x2160) [328.8 MB] || 14593_X-ClassFlaresDominateSunInMay_4K_YouTube.mp4 (3840x2160) [539.4 MB] || 14593_X-ClassFlaresDominateSunInMay_4K_ProRes_.mov (3840x2160) [7.2 GB] || ", "hits": 100 }, { "id": 14592, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/14592/", "result_type": "Produced Video", "release_date": "2024-05-14T00:00:00-04:00", "title": "Largest Flare yet from Solar Cycle 25", "description": "On May 14, 2024, the Sun emitted a strong solar flare. This solar flare is the largest of Solar Cycle 25 and is classified as an X8.7 flare. X-class denotes the most intense flares, while the number provides more information about its strength.A solar flare is an intense burst of radiation, or light, on the Sun. Flares are our solar system’s most powerful explosive events. Light only takes about 8 minutes to travel from the Sun to Earth, so that’s how long it would take the energy from a flare to reach our planet. Stronger solar flares — those rated class M5 or above — can have impacts on technology that depends on Earth’s ionosphere (our electrically charged upper atmosphere), like high-frequency radio used for navigation and GPS.NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) captured these images of the flare, which peaked at 12:51 p.m. ET on May 14. The X8.7 flare appears on the lower right edge of the Sun. (A small eruption appears afterward in the upper left.) SDO sees the Sun in more than 10 distinct wavelengths of light, showing solar material at different temperatures. Different wavelengths are shown in this video to highlight different features of the flare.Music credit: “Ethereal Mirrorscape” from the album Reflections written and produced by Lars LeonhardWatch this video on the NASA Goddard YouTube channel.Complete transcript available. || X8pt7_flare_May_14_2024.00_00_40_22.Still001.jpg (3840x2160) [3.0 MB] || X8pt7_flare_May_14_2024.00_00_40_22.Still001_print.jpg (1024x576) [342.3 KB] || X8pt7_flare_May_14_2024.00_00_40_22.Still001_searchweb.png (320x180) [75.1 KB] || X8pt7_flare_May_14_2024.00_00_40_22.Still001_web.png (320x180) [75.1 KB] || X8pt7_flare_May_14_2024.00_00_40_22.Still001_thm.png (80x40) [6.1 KB] || 14592_SDO_X8pt7_flare_May_14_2024_ProRes_Outro.webm (3840x2160) [20.4 MB] || 14592_SDO_X8pt7_flare_May_14_2024_Good_Outro.mp4 (3840x2160) [175.9 MB] || 14592_SDO_X8pt7_flare_May_14_2024_YouTube_Outro.mp4 (3840x2160) [673.0 MB] || 14592_SDO_X8pt7_flare_May_14_2024_ProRes_Outro.mov (3840x2160) [4.2 GB] || ", "hits": 396 }, { "id": 14589, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/14589/", "result_type": "Produced Video", "release_date": "2024-05-11T10:00:00-04:00", "title": "Continued Strong Solar Flare Activity: May 10-14, 2024", "description": "NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured images of the two solar flares on May 10 and May 11, 2024. The flares are classified as X5.8 and X1.5-class flares, respectively. The image shows a subset of extreme ultraviolet light that highlights the extremely hot material in flares created from a mixture of SDO’s AIA 193, 171 and 131 channels. Available with EDT and UTC time labels as well as unlabeled.Credit: NASA/SDO || May_11_side-by-side_EDT.jpg (2160x1080) [595.7 KB] || May_11_side-by-side_UTC.jpg (2160x1080) [595.3 KB] || May_11_side-by-side_no_text.jpg (2160x1080) [584.2 KB] || May_11_side-by-side_no_text_searchweb.png (320x180) [98.4 KB] || May_11_side-by-side_no_text_thm.png (80x40) [7.6 KB] || ", "hits": 125 }, { "id": 14588, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/14588/", "result_type": "Produced Video", "release_date": "2024-05-09T09:00:00-04:00", "title": "May 2-10, 2024 : A Busy Week of Flares", "description": "Produced VideoWatch this video on the NASA Goddard YouTube channel.Music Credit: “Halos” from the album Burning Clouds. Written and produced by Lars Leonhard. https://ultimae.bandcamp.com/track/halos || 14588_FlareRecap_thumbnail.jpg (1280x720) [205.8 KB] || 14588_FlareRecap_X.mp4 (1920x1080) [138.1 MB] || 14588_FlareRecap_YT.mp4 (1920x1080) [337.5 MB] || 14588FlareRecapCaptions.en_US.srt [1.5 KB] || 14588FlareRecapCaptions.en_US.vtt [1.4 KB] || 14588_FlareRecap_ProRes.mov (1920x1080) [3.2 GB] || ", "hits": 118 }, { "id": 14536, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/14536/", "result_type": "Produced Video", "release_date": "2024-02-26T14:45:00-05:00", "title": "NASA's SDO Captures a February Solar Flare Triple Play", "description": "The Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) spotted three X-class flares on the Sun between February 21 and 22, 2024. Watch this video to see what those events looked like in several wavelengths of extreme ultraviolet light that SDO captures. The video opens with quick shots of the three flares in different wavelength blends. The first is a blend of 131 and 171-angstrom-light imagery, the second is 171 and 304, and the last is 171 and 1600. Each wavelength highlights different temperature plasma and reveals different layers and features of the Sun. 131 angstrom light shows both the extremely hot plasma of flares (6-10 million Kelvin) and cooler plasma (400,000 Kelvin). Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center/SDOMusic: \"Serene Reverie\" from the album Reflections. Written and produced by Lars Leonhard.Watch this video on the NASA Goddard YouTube channel.Complete transcript available. || February_Triple_Play_Still_print.jpg (1024x576) [166.0 KB] || February_Triple_Play_Still.jpg (3840x2160) [2.1 MB] || February_Triple_Play_Still_searchweb.png (320x180) [100.7 KB] || February_Triple_Play_Still_thm.png (80x40) [8.0 KB] || 14536_FebruaryXFlareTriplePlay_1080.webm (1920x1080) [26.0 MB] || Flare_Triple_Play_Captions.en_US.srt [811 bytes] || Flare_Triple_Play_Captions.en_US.vtt [772 bytes] || 14536_FebruaryXFlareTriplePlay_1080.mp4 (1920x1080) [405.7 MB] || 14536_FebruaryXFlareTriplePlay_1080_small.mp4 (1920x1080) [166.7 MB] || 14536_FebruaryXFlareTriplePlay_ProRes_3840x2160.mov (3840x2160) [14.2 GB] || 14536_FebruaryXFlareTriplePlay_4k_25mbps.mp4 (3840x2160) [670.9 MB] || 14536_FebruaryXFlareTriplePlay_4k_50mbps.mp4 (3840x2160) [1.3 GB] || ", "hits": 88 }, { "id": 14535, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/14535/", "result_type": "Produced Video", "release_date": "2024-02-23T11:00:00-05:00", "title": "Sun Emits X6.3 Flare on February 22, 2024", "description": "NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this image of a solar flare – as seen in the bright flash on the upper left – on Feb. 22, 2024. The image shows a blend of 171 Angstrom, 193 Angstrom and 1600 Angstrom light, subsets of ultraviolet and extreme ultraviolet light. Credit: NASA/SDO || SDO_Feb_22_X6pt3_Flare2244UTC_4k_171-193-1600.jpg (4096x4096) [1.9 MB] || SDO_Feb_22_X6pt3_Flare2244UTC_4k_171-193-1600_searchweb.png (320x180) [94.8 KB] || SDO_Feb_22_X6pt3_Flare2244UTC_4k_171-193-1600_thm.png (80x40) [7.6 KB] || ", "hits": 67 }, { "id": 14533, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/14533/", "result_type": "Produced Video", "release_date": "2024-02-22T15:00:00-05:00", "title": "Sun Releases Two Strong Flares on February 21 and 22.", "description": "NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this imagery of two solar flares – as seen in the flashes from the bright region in the upper left of the Sun – on Feb. 21 and 22, 2024. The footage shows a subset of extreme ultraviolet light that highlights the extremely hot material in flares, and which is colorized in teal. Credit: NASA/SDO || February_22_Flare_Still.png (1124x1124) [1.4 MB] || February_22_Flare_Still_print.jpg (1024x1024) [203.7 KB] || SDO_Feb21-22_DoubleXFlare_131_1024.mp4 (1024x1024) [14.4 MB] || SDO_Feb21-22_DoubleXFlare_131_1024.webm (1024x1024) [538.9 KB] || SDO_Feb21-22_DoubleXFlare_131.mp4 (4096x4096) [69.7 MB] || ", "hits": 61 }, { "id": 14531, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/14531/", "result_type": "Produced Video", "release_date": "2024-02-20T10:00:00-05:00", "title": "February 16, 2024 X2.5 Solar Flare", "description": "NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured these images of a solar flare – as seen in the bright flash on the right of each image – on Feb. 16, 2024. The images show three subsets of extreme ultraviolet light that highlight the extremely hot material in flares and which are colorized in teal, gold, and red. Credit: NASA/SDO || Feb_16_Flare_Video_multi_still.jpg (1920x1080) [389.3 KB] || Feb_16_Flare_Video_multi_still_searchweb.png (320x180) [85.5 KB] || Feb_16_Flare_Video_multi_still_thm.png (80x40) [7.1 KB] || Feb_16_Flare_Video_multi.mp4 (1920x1080) [53.9 MB] || Feb_16_Flare_Video_multi.mov (1920x1080) [379.3 MB] || ", "hits": 75 }, { "id": 14479, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/14479/", "result_type": "Produced Video", "release_date": "2024-02-09T11:00:00-05:00", "title": "Sun Releases X3.3 Flare on February 9, 2024", "description": "NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this image of a solar flare – as seen in the bright flash on the lower right – on Feb. 9, 2024. The image shows a blend of 171 Angstrom and 131 Angstrom light, subsets of extreme ultraviolet light that highlight the plasma loops in the corona and the extremely hot material in flares, respectively. Credit: NASA/SDO || SDO_Feb_9_Flare1314UTC_131-171.jpg (4096x4096) [2.8 MB] || SDO_Feb_9_Flare1314UTC_131-171_searchweb.png (320x180) [102.5 KB] || SDO_Feb_9_Flare1314UTC_131-171_thm.png (80x40) [8.1 KB] || ", "hits": 63 }, { "id": 14497, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/14497/", "result_type": "Produced Video", "release_date": "2024-01-04T11:00:00-05:00", "title": "Sun Emits X5 Flare on December 31, 2023", "description": "NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this image of a solar flare – as seen in the bright flash on the left – on Dec. 31. 2023. The image shows a blend of 171 and 131 Angstrom extreme ultraviolet light that highlights the extremely hot material in flares and which is colorized in blue and gold.Credit: NASA/GSFC/SDO || SDO_Dec_31_2023_X5_171-131_print.jpg (1024x1024) [233.9 KB] || SDO_Dec_31_2023_X5_171-131.jpg (4096x4096) [2.8 MB] || SDO_Dec_31_2023_X5_171-131_searchweb.png (320x180) [118.6 KB] || SDO_Dec_31_2023_X5_171-131_thm.png (80x40) [8.8 KB] || ", "hits": 92 }, { "id": 14418, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/14418/", "result_type": "Produced Video", "release_date": "2023-09-25T09:00:00-04:00", "title": "Sun Emits X1.6 Flare on August 5, 2023", "description": "NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this image of a solar flare – as seen in the bright flash on the right – on Aug. 5. 2023. The image shows a blend of extreme ultraviolet light that highlights the extremely hot material in flares and which is colorized in red and orange.Credit: NASA/GSFC/SDO || SDO_2023-08-05_2219UTC_171-131_4k.jpg (4096x4096) [2.2 MB] || SDO_2023-08-05_2219UTC_171-131_4k_searchweb.png (320x180) [97.9 KB] || SDO_2023-08-05_2219UTC_171-131_4k_thm.png (80x40) [7.7 KB] || ", "hits": 41 }, { "id": 14417, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/14417/", "result_type": "Produced Video", "release_date": "2023-09-25T08:00:00-04:00", "title": "Sun Releases X1.5 Flare on August 7, 2023", "description": "An X1.5 class solar flare flashes on the right side of the Sun on Aug. 7, 2023. This image was captured by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory and shows a blend of light from the 171 and 131 angstrom wavelengths.Credit: NASA/GSFC/SDO || JHV_2023-08-07_17.42.59-0001_print.jpg (1024x1024) [234.2 KB] || JHV_2023-08-07_17.42.59-0001.png (4096x4096) [24.3 MB] || JHV_2023-08-07_17.42.59-0001.jpg (4096x4096) [2.8 MB] || JHV_2023-08-07_17.42.59-0001_searchweb.png (320x180) [98.3 KB] || JHV_2023-08-07_17.42.59-0001_thm.png (80x40) [7.3 KB] || ", "hits": 33 }, { "id": 14276, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/14276/", "result_type": "Produced Video", "release_date": "2023-01-12T08:00:00-05:00", "title": "Strong Solar Flare Erupts from Sun on January 10, 2023", "description": "An X1.0 class solar flare flashes on the left edge of the Sun on January 10, 2023. This image was captured by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory and shows a blend of light from the 304 and 131 angstrom wavelengths.Credit: NASA/GSFC/SDO || 1-10-23_2251UT_131_304_X1.jpg (4096x4096) [2.0 MB] || JHV_2023-01-10_18.38.48-0001.png (4096x4096) [19.1 MB] || 1-10-23_2251UT_131_304_X1_searchweb.png (320x180) [104.2 KB] || 1-10-23_2251UT_131_304_X1_thm.png (80x40) [6.9 KB] || ", "hits": 45 }, { "id": 14271, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/14271/", "result_type": "Produced Video", "release_date": "2023-01-11T12:00:00-05:00", "title": "Sun Emits X1.9 Flare on January 9, 2023", "description": "An X1.9 class solar flare flashes on the left edge of the Sun on January 9, 2023. This image was captured by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory and shows a blend of light from the 171, 131 and 304 angstrom wavelengths.Credit: NASA/GSFC/SDO || Jan92023_1849UT_171-131-304_X1pt9.jpg (1034x972) [372.5 KB] || Jan92023_1849UT_171-131-304_X1pt9_searchweb.png (320x180) [106.8 KB] || Jan92023_1849UT_171-131-304_X1pt9_thm.png (80x40) [7.8 KB] || ", "hits": 61 }, { "id": 14270, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/14270/", "result_type": "Produced Video", "release_date": "2023-01-06T16:00:00-05:00", "title": "Sun Emits X1.2 Flare on January 5, 2023", "description": "An X1.2 class solar flare flashes on the left edge of the Sun on January 5, 2023. This image was captured by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory and shows a blend of light from the 171 and 304 angstrom wavelengths.Credit: NASA/GSFC/SDO || 1-6-23_057UT_X1pt2Flare_304-171_4k.jpg (4096x4096) [3.2 MB] || 1-6-23_057UT_X1pt2Flare_304-171_4k_searchweb.png (320x180) [105.4 KB] || 1-6-23_057UT_X1pt2Flare_304-171_4k_thm.png (80x40) [7.7 KB] || ", "hits": 47 }, { "id": 14279, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/14279/", "result_type": "Produced Video", "release_date": "2022-12-14T00:00:00-05:00", "title": "Mid-level Solar Flare Erupts from Sun on December 14, 2022", "description": "An M6.2 class solar flare flashes on the right side of the Sun on December 14, 2022. This imagery was captured by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory and shows light in the 131 angstrom wavelengths.Credit: NASA/SDO || M6pt3Flare12142022_131.gif (500x500) [4.5 MB] || ", "hits": 46 }, { "id": 14240, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/14240/", "result_type": "Produced Video", "release_date": "2022-11-08T07:00:00-05:00", "title": "November 6, 2022 M5.2 Solar Flare", "description": "This video of the November 6th M5.2 solar flare shows the Sun in 171 angstrom light. It covers the time period from 6:48pm EST to 8:48pm EST.Credit: NASA/SDO || Flare_Still_171.png (1070x1070) [1.3 MB] || JHV_2022-11-07_171_Flare.mp4 (4096x4096) [12.6 MB] || JHV_2022-11-07_171_Flare.webm (4096x4096) [1.4 MB] || ", "hits": 56 }, { "id": 14275, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/14275/", "result_type": "Produced Video", "release_date": "2022-10-02T07:00:00-04:00", "title": "Sun Releases X1.0 Flare on October 2, 2022", "description": "An X1.0 class solar flare flashes on the right edge of the Sun on October 2, 2022. This image was captured by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory and shows a blend of light from the 171 and 304 angstrom wavelengths.Credit: NASA/GSFC/SDO || Oct_2_2022_X1_flare_131-171.jpg (4096x4096) [3.8 MB] || Oct_2_2022_X1_flare_131-171_searchweb.png (320x180) [98.8 KB] || Oct_2_2022_X1_flare_131-171_thm.png (80x40) [7.7 KB] || ", "hits": 38 }, { "id": 14163, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/14163/", "result_type": "Produced Video", "release_date": "2022-05-26T00:00:00-04:00", "title": "Sun Produces Sparkling Flare on May 19, 2022", "description": "Video of the May 19th M5.6 solar flare captured by SDO in 171 angstrom light. This view shows the full solar disk and an inset focusing on the region where the flare occured.Credit: NASA/GSFC/SDO || May_19_Flare_inset_video_STILL.jpg (1920x1080) [397.3 KB] || May_19_Flare_inset_video_STILL_searchweb.png (320x180) [87.4 KB] || May_19_Flare_inset_video_STILL_thm.png (80x40) [7.5 KB] || May_19_M5pt6_Flare_171_inset_video_1.mp4 (1920x1080) [49.7 MB] || May_19_M5pt6_Flare_171_inset_video_1.webm (1920x1080) [1.8 MB] || May_19_M5pt6_Flare_171_inset_ProRes_1920x1080.mov (1920x1080) [278.1 MB] || ", "hits": 49 }, { "id": 14160, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/14160/", "result_type": "Produced Video", "release_date": "2022-05-21T13:00:00-04:00", "title": "Sun Emits X1.5 Flare on May 10, 2022", "description": "Short video of the X1.5 flare emitted by the Sun on May 10, 2022 and captured by the Solar Dynamics Observatory in three wavelengths of extreme ultraviolet light that highlight different temperatures and features of the Sun's atmosphere, the corona.Credit: NASA/GSFC/SDOMusic: \"Examples\" from Universal Production MusicComplete transcript available. || May102022_X1pt5Flare_171-131-304.jpg (1920x1080) [979.2 KB] || May102022_X1pt5Flare_171-131-304_searchweb.png (320x180) [55.6 KB] || May102022_X1pt5Flare_171-131-304_thm.png (80x40) [4.4 KB] || 14160_May102022_X1pt5_Flare_ProRes_1920x1080_2997.mov (1920x1080) [829.3 MB] || 14160_May102022_X1pt5_Flare_Best_1080.mp4 (1920x1080) [138.6 MB] || 14160_May102022_X1pt5_Flare_1080.mp4 (1920x1080) [57.0 MB] || 14160_May102022_X1pt5_Flare_ProRes_1920x1080_2997.webm (1920x1080) [5.6 MB] || 14160_May102022_X1pt5_Flare_SRT_Captions.en_US.srt [547 bytes] || 14160_May102022_X1pt5_Flare_SRT_Captions.en_US.vtt [560 bytes] || ", "hits": 71 }, { "id": 14159, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/14159/", "result_type": "Produced Video", "release_date": "2022-05-06T12:00:00-04:00", "title": "Active Sun in Early May, 2022", "description": "NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this image of an X1.1 solar flare – as seen in the bright flash in the upper right portion of the image – on May 3, 2022 at 13:25 UTC. The image is a wavelength of extreme ultraviolet light – 131 angstrom – that highlights the extremely hot material in flares and which is colorized teal.Credit: NASA/SDO || 20220503_FlareX11_131A.00146_print.jpg (1024x1024) [302.4 KB] || 20220503_FlareX11_131A.00146_searchweb.png (320x180) [60.4 KB] || 20220503_FlareX11_131A.00146_thm.png (80x40) [5.1 KB] || 20220503_FlareX11_131A.00146.tiff (4096x4096) [64.0 MB] || ", "hits": 32 }, { "id": 14152, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/14152/", "result_type": "Produced Video", "release_date": "2022-05-02T11:00:00-04:00", "title": "Strong Solar Flare Erupts from Sun on April 30, 2022", "description": "NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this image sequence of an X1.1 solar flare – as seen in the bright flash in the upper right portion of the image – on April 30, 2022. The image is a blend of three wavelengths of extreme ultraviolet light that highlights the extremely hot material in flares and which is colorized in red. The three wavelengths are 131 angstrom, 171 angstrom and 304 angstrom. The sequence has a cadence of one image every 15 minutes and covers 8pm EDT April 29th to 8pm EDT April 30th.Credit: NASA/SDO || April_30_X1_flare_131-171-304.gif (500x500) [6.1 MB] || April_30_X1_flare_4k.mov (4096x4096) [654.3 MB] || April_30_X1_flare_4k.mp4 (4096x4096) [27.5 MB] || April_30_X1_flare_4k.webm (4096x4096) [4.9 MB] || ", "hits": 53 }, { "id": 14145, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/14145/", "result_type": "Produced Video", "release_date": "2022-04-22T00:00:00-04:00", "title": "Late April Flares", "description": "NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this image of an M9.6 solar flare – as seen in the bright flash in the upper left portion of the image– on April 20, 2022. The image shows a blend of 171 and 131 angstrom light, subsets of extreme ultraviolet light that highlight the extremely hot material in flares, and which are colorized in yellow. Credit NASA/SDO || April_21_M9pt6_Flare_171-131.jpg (4096x4096) [4.0 MB] || ", "hits": 40 }, { "id": 14129, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/14129/", "result_type": "Produced Video", "release_date": "2022-04-01T07:00:00-04:00", "title": "Mid-level Solar Flare Erupts from Sun on March 31, 2022", "description": "This is a close-up image captured by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory of today’s solar flare. The image shows a a blend of 131 and 171 angstrom extreme ultraviolet light that highlights the extremely hot material in flares.Credit: NASA/GSFC/SDO || March_31_M9pt7_flare_131-171_1080.jpg (1920x1080) [381.4 KB] || March_31_M9pt7_flare_131-171_1080_searchweb.png (320x180) [87.3 KB] || March_31_M9pt7_flare_131-171_1080_thm.png (80x40) [6.9 KB] || ", "hits": 80 }, { "id": 14128, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/14128/", "result_type": "Produced Video", "release_date": "2022-03-30T16:00:00-04:00", "title": "Significant Solar Flare Erupts From Sun on March 30, 2022", "description": "An X1.3 class solar flare flashes in center of the Sun on Mar. 30, 2022. This image was captured by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory and shows a blend of light from the 171 and 131 angstrom wavelengths.Credit: NASA/GSFC/SDO || Mar302022FlareX1pt3_171-131Blend_2k.jpg (2048x2048) [617.2 KB] || Mar302022FlareX1pt3_171-131Blend_2k_print.jpg (1024x1024) [196.3 KB] || Mar302022FlareX1pt3_171-131Blend_2k_searchweb.png (320x180) [105.8 KB] || Mar302022FlareX1pt3_171-131Blend_2k_thm.png (80x40) [8.3 KB] || ", "hits": 61 }, { "id": 14078, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/14078/", "result_type": "Produced Video", "release_date": "2022-01-21T22:00:00-05:00", "title": "Mid-Level Flare Erupts From Sun", "description": "The Sun emitted a mid-level solar flare on Jan. 20, 2022, peaking at 1:01 a.m. EST. NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory, which watches the Sun constantly, captured an image of the event.Solar flares are powerful bursts of energy. Flares and solar eruptions can impact radio communications, electric power grids, navigation signals, and pose risks to spacecraft and astronauts.This flare is classified as a M5.5 class flare. More info on how flares are classified here.To see how such space weather may affect Earth, please visit NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center https://spaceweather.gov/, the U.S. government’s official source for space weather forecasts, watches, warnings, and alerts. NASA works as a research arm of the nation’s space weather effort. NASA observes the Sun and our space environment constantly with a fleet of spacecraft that study everything from the Sun’s activity to the solar atmosphere, and to the particles and magnetic fields in the space surrounding Earth. || ", "hits": 65 }, { "id": 13982, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/13982/", "result_type": "Produced Video", "release_date": "2021-10-28T14:00:00-04:00", "title": "Active October Sun Emits X-class Flare", "description": "Brighter than a shimmering ghost, faster than the flick of a black cat’s tail, the Sun cast a spell in our direction, just in time for Halloween. This imagery captured by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory covers a busy few days of activity between Oct. 25-28 that ended with a significant solar flare. From late afternoon Oct. 25 through mid-morning Oct. 26, an active region on the left limb of the Sun flickered with a series of small flares and petal-like eruptions of solar material. Meanwhile, the Sun was sporting more active regions at its lower center, directly facing Earth. On Oct. 28, the biggest of these released a significant flare, which peaked at 11:35 a.m. EDT. Credit: NASA/GSFC/SDOMusic: \"Immersion\" from Above and Below. Written and produced by Lars LeonhardWatch this video on the NASA Goddard YouTube channel.Complete transcript available. || ActiveOctober_Still.jpg (1920x1080) [956.2 KB] || 13982_ActiveOctober_ProRes_1920x1080_2997.mov (1920x1080) [2.4 GB] || 13982_ActiveOctober_1080_Best.mp4 (1920x1080) [436.2 MB] || 13982_ActiveOctober_1080.mp4 (1920x1080) [188.1 MB] || 13982_ActiveOctober_1080_Best.webm (1920x1080) [19.7 MB] || 13982_ActiveOctober_SRT_Captions.en_US.srt [574 bytes] || 13982_ActiveOctober_SRT_Captions.en_US.vtt [587 bytes] || ", "hits": 165 }, { "id": 13698, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/13698/", "result_type": "Produced Video", "release_date": "2020-08-20T00:00:00-04:00", "title": "Small Flare Seen on the Sun, August 16, 2020", "description": "NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory observes the Aug. 16, 2020, B-class flare at 131, 171, and 193 angstroms. Credit: NASA/SDO || SDO_8-16-2020_Eruption_Triptych_ProRes_1080.00121_print.jpg (1024x576) [196.4 KB] || SDO_8-16-2020_Eruption_Triptych_ProRes_1080.00121_searchweb.png (320x180) [91.4 KB] || SDO_8-16-2020_Eruption_Triptych_ProRes_1080.00121_thm.png (80x40) [6.2 KB] || SDO_8-16-2020_Eruption_Triptych_ProRes_1080.mov (1920x1080) [129.8 MB] || SDO_8-16-2020_Eruption_Triptych_1080.mp4 (1920x1080) [10.1 MB] || SDO_8-16-2020_Eruption_Triptych_1080.webm (1920x1080) [1.0 MB] || ", "hits": 66 }, { "id": 13661, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/13661/", "result_type": "Produced Video", "release_date": "2020-07-10T09:50:00-04:00", "title": "NASA Missions Spot Comet NEOWISE", "description": "These images from ESA and NASA’s Solar and Heliospheric Observatory show comet NEOWISE as it approached the Sun in late June 2020. The instrument that produced this data is a coronagraph, which uses a solid disk to block out the Sun’s bright face, revealing the comparatively outer atmosphere, the corona, along with objects like comet NEOWISE. Credit: ESA/NASA/SOHO || wide.00250_print.jpg (1024x576) [164.4 KB] || wide.mp4 (3840x2160) [72.2 MB] || wide.webm (3840x2160) [6.2 MB] || ", "hits": 85 }, { "id": 12706, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/12706/", "result_type": "Produced Video", "release_date": "2017-09-06T11:00:00-04:00", "title": "A Powerful Sequence of Flares Start September 2017", "description": "Short video showing the sequence of M and X flares starting on September 4, 2017 and culminating with an X9.3 flare — the largest of the solar cycle.Music: \"Networked\" from Killer TracksWatch this video on the NASA Goddard YouTube channel.Complete transcript available. || SDO_Flare_Still_3.jpg (1920x1080) [326.8 KB] || 12706_SDO_September_2017_Flares_ProRes_1920x1080_2997.mov (1920x1080) [2.9 GB] || 12706_SDO_September_2017_Flares_H264_Best_1080.mov (1920x1080) [1.1 GB] || 12706_SDO_September_2017_Flares_H264_Good_1080.m4v (1920x1080) [223.8 MB] || 12706_SDO_September_2017_Flares_Compatible.m4v (960x540) [90.1 MB] || 12706_SDO_September_2017_Flares_Compatible.webm (960x540) [23.8 MB] || 12706_SDO_September_2017_Flares_SRT_Captions.en_US.srt [2.4 KB] || 12706_SDO_September_2017_Flares_SRT_Captions.en_US.vtt [2.3 KB] || ", "hits": 192 }, { "id": 12563, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/12563/", "result_type": "Produced Video", "release_date": "2017-04-03T15:00:00-04:00", "title": "April 2017 Solar Flare Trio", "description": "Video depicting the trio of solar flares witnessed by SDO in early April 2017. Music credit: A Waltz into Darkness by Joseph BennieComplete transcript available.Watch this video on the NASA Goddard YouTube channel. || 12563_April2017_AR12644_Mflares_V3_VX-685285_youtube_hq.01880_print.jpg (1024x576) [194.4 KB] || 12563_April2017_AR12644_Mflares_V3.mov (1920x1080) [1.4 GB] || 12563_April2017_AR12644_Mflares_V3_VX-685285.mpeg (1280x720) [332.4 MB] || 12563_April2017_AR12644_Mflares_V3_VX-685285_appletv.m4v (1280x720) [49.1 MB] || PRORES_B-ROLL_12563_April2017_AR12644_Mflares_V3_VX-685285_prores.mov (1280x720) [715.1 MB] || 12563_April2017_AR12644_Mflares_V3_VX-685285_youtube_hq.mov (1920x1080) [603.9 MB] || 12563_April2017_AR12644_Mflares_V3_VX-685285_youtube_hq.webm (1920x1080) [11.0 MB] || 12563_April2017_AR12644_Mflares_V3_VX-685285_appletv_subtitles.m4v (1280x720) [49.1 MB] || 12563_April2017_AR12644_Mflares.en_US.srt [880 bytes] || 12563_April2017_AR12644_Mflares.en_US.vtt [892 bytes] || 12563_April2017_AR12644_Mflares_V3_VX-685285_ipod_sm.mp4 (320x240) [17.2 MB] || ", "hits": 48 }, { "id": 11868, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/11868/", "result_type": "Produced Video", "release_date": "2015-05-06T09:45:00-04:00", "title": "NASA's SDO Observes a Cinco de Mayo Solar Flare", "description": "Video of May 5, 2015 X2.7 flare.Credit: NASA/GSFC/SDO || May_5_2015_Flare_Still_304-171.png (1920x1080) [8.1 MB] || May_5_2015_Flare_Still_304-171.jpg (1920x1080) [415.9 KB] || May_5_2015_Flare_Still_304-171_print.jpg (1024x576) [145.7 KB] || May_5_2015_Flare_Still_304-171_web.png (320x180) [83.3 KB] || 11868_May_5_X_Flare_MPEG4_1920X1080_2997.mp4 (1920x1080) [42.2 MB] || 11868_May_5_X_Flare_H264_Good_1920x1080_2997.webm (1920x1080) [4.8 MB] || 11868_May_5_X_Flare_1280x720.wmv (1280x720) [23.1 MB] || 11868_May_5_X_Flare_appletv.m4v (960x540) [19.0 MB] || 11868_May_5_X_Flare_appletv_subtitles.m4v (960x540) [19.0 MB] || 11868_May_5_X_Flare_ipod_lg.m4v (640x360) [7.1 MB] || 11868_May_5_X_Flare_ipod_sm.mp4 (320x240) [3.6 MB] || 11868_May_5_X_Flare_SRT_Captions.en_US.srt [230 bytes] || 11868_May_5_X_Flare_SRT_Captions.en_US.vtt [243 bytes] || 11868_May_5_X_Flare_ProRes_1920x1080_2997.mov (1920x1080) [674.9 MB] || 11868_May_5_X_Flare_H264_Best_1920x1080_2997.mov (1920x1080) [682.7 MB] || 11868_May_5_X_Flare_H264_Good_1920x1080_2997.mov (1920x1080) [219.1 MB] || ", "hits": 88 }, { "id": 11811, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/11811/", "result_type": "Produced Video", "release_date": "2015-03-17T13:15:00-04:00", "title": "SOHO Observes March 14 Coronal Mass Ejection", "description": "The Joint ESA/NASA Solar and Heliospheric Observatory, or SOHO, captured this image series of a coronal mass ejection, or CME, on March 14, 2015. || JHV_movie_created_2015-03-17_19.37.12_print.jpg (1024x576) [73.7 KB] || JHV_movie_created_2015-03-17_19.37.12_searchweb.png (320x180) [48.6 KB] || JHV_movie_created_2015-03-17_19.37.12_web.png (320x180) [48.6 KB] || JHV_movie_created_2015-03-17_19.37.12.webm (1920x1080) [334.4 KB] || JHV_movie_created_2015-03-17_19.37.12.mp4 (1920x1080) [9.0 MB] || ", "hits": 61 }, { "id": 11805, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/11805/", "result_type": "Produced Video", "release_date": "2015-03-11T14:00:00-04:00", "title": "Sun Emits an X2.2 Flare on March 11, 2015", "description": "An X2.2 class solar flare flashes in the middle of the sun on Mar. 11, 2015. This image was captured by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory and shows a blend of light from the 171 and 131 angstrom wavelengths.Credit: NASA/GSFC/SDO || March_11_2015_X2pt2_Flare_171-131-crop_2.png (1920x1200) [12.7 MB] || March_11_2015_X2pt2_Flare_171-131-crop_2.jpg (1920x1200) [682.3 KB] || March_11_2015_X2pt2_Flare_171-131-crop_2_print.jpg (1024x640) [168.4 KB] || March_11_2015_X2pt2_Flare_171-131-crop_2_web.jpg (320x200) [24.0 KB] || March_11_2015_X2pt2_Flare_171-131-crop_2_searchweb.png (320x180) [118.6 KB] || March_11_2015_X2pt2_Flare_171-131-crop_2_thm.png (80x40) [10.5 KB] || ", "hits": 67 }, { "id": 11721, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/11721/", "result_type": "Produced Video", "release_date": "2014-12-22T08:30:00-05:00", "title": "Holiday Lights on the Sun", "description": "The sun emitted an X1.8-class solar flare, peaking at 7:24 p.m. EST on Dec. 19, 2014.Watch this video on the NASAexplorer YouTube channel. || decemberthumbnail.jpg (1280x720) [139.0 KB] || decemberthumbnail_web.jpg (320x180) [38.0 KB] || decemberthumbnail_searchweb.png (320x180) [119.9 KB] || decemberthumbnail_thm.png (80x40) [21.5 KB] || solarholidaylights2014V2_H264_Best_1280x720_59.94.mov (1920x1080) [714.9 MB] || solarholidaylights2014V2_prores.mov (1280x720) [1.1 GB] || solarholidaylights2014V2_appletv.m4v (960x540) [32.2 MB] || solarholidayights2014V2_youtube_hq.mov (1280x720) [82.5 MB] || solarholidaylights2014V2_1280x720.wmv (1280x720) [37.3 MB] || solarholidaylights2014V2_appletv.webm (960x540) [8.7 MB] || solarholidaylights2014V2_appletv_subtitles.m4v (960x540) [32.2 MB] || solarholidaylights2014V2_ipod_lg.m4v (640x360) [13.0 MB] || decemberlightsV2.en_US.srt [633 bytes] || decemberlightsV2.en_US.vtt [646 bytes] || solarholidaylights2014V2_ipod_sm.mp4 (320x240) [6.8 MB] || ", "hits": 115 }, { "id": 10158, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/10158/", "result_type": "Produced Video", "release_date": "2014-11-05T14:00:00-05:00", "title": "A Series of Flares from November Active Region 12205", "description": "Cropped image of the Nov. 7, 2014 X1.6 flare, as seen by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory in a blend of 171 and 131 angstroms.Credit: NASA/GSFC/SDO || 20141107_131.171blendX1.6CROP.jpg (1472x808) [143.0 KB] || 20141107_131.171blendX1.6CROP_print.jpg (1024x562) [170.0 KB] || 20141107_131.171blendX1.6CROP_searchweb.png (320x180) [118.6 KB] || 20141107_131.171blendX1.6CROP_web.png (320x175) [116.2 KB] || 20141107_131.171blendX1.6CROP_thm.png (80x40) [26.6 KB] || ", "hits": 38 }, { "id": 11718, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/11718/", "result_type": "Produced Video", "release_date": "2014-10-24T23:00:00-04:00", "title": "Giant Sunspot Continues to Erupt with Substantial Flares", "description": "Video tracking a giant sunspot from Oct. 19 - Oct. 27, 2014. The active region released many significant flares. This video highlights 5 X-class flares. 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This image shows extreme ultraviolet light that highlights the hot solar material in the sun's atmosphere. Credit: NASA/GSFC/SDO || Oct_21_Mflare_304-171-soft_Crop.jpg (2048x1536) [938.6 KB] || Oct_21_Mflare_304-171-soft_Crop_print.jpg (1024x768) [171.6 KB] || Oct_21_Mflare_304-171-soft_Crop_web.jpg (320x240) [26.4 KB] || Oct_21_Mflare_304-171-soft_Crop_searchweb.png (320x180) [84.6 KB] || Oct_21_Mflare_304-171-soft_Crop_thm.png (80x40) [8.5 KB] || Oct_21_Mflare_304-171-soft_Crop.tiff (2048x1536) [24.0 MB] || ", "hits": 54 }, { "id": 11670, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/11670/", "result_type": "Produced Video", "release_date": "2014-10-03T15:00:00-04:00", "title": "Sun Emits Mid-Level Flare on October 2, 2014", "description": "The sun emitted a mid-level solar flare, peaking at 3:01 p.m. EDT on Oct. 2, 2014. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory, which watches the sun 24-hours a day, captured images of the flare. Solar flares are powerful bursts of radiation. Harmful radiation from a flare cannot pass through Earth's atmosphere to physically affect humans on the ground, however — when intense enough — they can disturb the atmosphere in the layer where GPS and communications signals travel.This flare is classified as an M7.3 flare. M-class flares are one-tenth as powerful as the most powerful flares, which are designated X-class flares. || ", "hits": 128 }, { "id": 11651, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/11651/", "result_type": "Produced Video", "release_date": "2014-09-11T08:00:00-04:00", "title": "September 10, 2014 X1.6 flare", "description": "The sun emitted a significant solar flare, peaking at 1:48 p.m. EDT on Sept. 10, 2014. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured images of the event. Solar flares are powerful bursts of radiation. Harmful radiation from a flare cannot pass through Earth's atmosphere to physically affect humans on the ground. However — when intense enough — they can disturb the atmosphere in the layer where GPS and communications signals travel.This flare is classified as an X1.6 class flare. \"X-class\" denotes the most intense flares, while the number provides more information about its strength. An X2 is twice as intense as an X1, an X3 is three times as intense, etc. || ", "hits": 112 }, { "id": 11629, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/11629/", "result_type": "Produced Video", "release_date": "2014-08-25T15:00:00-04:00", "title": "Late Summer M5 Solar Flare - August, 24, 2014", "description": "On Aug. 24, 2014, the sun emitted a mid-level solar flare, peaking at 8:16 a.m. EDT. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured images of the flare, which erupted on the left side of the sun. Solar flares are powerful bursts of radiation. Harmful radiation from a flare cannot pass through Earth's atmosphere to physically affect humans on the ground, however — when intense enough — they can disturb the atmosphere in the layer where GPS and communications signals travel.To see how this event may affect Earth, please visit NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center at http://spaceweather.gov, the U.S. government's official source for space weather forecasts, alerts, watches and warnings.This flare is classified as an M5 flare. M-class flares are ten times less powerful than the most intense flares, called X-class flares.Visit the SDO site.All Video and Image Credit: NASA/SDO || ", "hits": 46 }, { "id": 11605, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/11605/", "result_type": "Produced Video", "release_date": "2014-07-09T13:00:00-04:00", "title": "Firework Flare", "description": "This movie from NASA’s SDO shows a solar flare — the bright light on the left side of the sun — on July 8, 2014. An eruption of solar material can also be seen arcing up and away. After it left the sun, this became a coronal mass ejection, a giant cloud of solar material, headed toward Mars. || ", "hits": 44 }, { "id": 11564, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/11564/", "result_type": "Produced Video", "release_date": "2014-06-10T11:00:00-04:00", "title": "Sun Emits 3 X-class Flares in 2 Days", "description": "The sun emitted a significant solar flare, peaking at 7:42 a.m. EDT on June 10, 2014. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory – which typically observes the entire sun 24 hours a day — captured images of the flare. This flare is classified as an X2.2 flare. X-class denotes the most intense flares, while the number provides more information about its strength. An X2 is twice as intense as an X1, an X3 is three times as intense, etc.About one hour later, the sun released a second X-class flare, peaking at 8:52 a.m. EDT on June 10, 2014. This is classified as an X1.5 flare. || ", "hits": 84 }, { "id": 11528, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/11528/", "result_type": "Produced Video", "release_date": "2014-04-25T15:00:00-04:00", "title": "X-class Flare Erupts from Sun on April 24", "description": "The sun emitted a significant solar flare, peaking at 8:27 p.m. EDT on April 24, 2014. Images of the flare were captured by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory. Solar flares are powerful bursts of radiation. Harmful radiation from a flare cannot pass through Earth's atmosphere to physically affect humans on the ground, however — when intense enough — they can disturb the atmosphere in the layer where GPS and communications signals travel.This flare is classified as an X1.4 flare. X-class denotes the most intense flares, while the number provides more information about its strength. An X2 is twice as intense as an X1, an X3 is three times as intense, etc. || ", "hits": 57 }, { "id": 11517, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/11517/", "result_type": "Produced Video", "release_date": "2014-04-04T15:00:00-04:00", "title": "Graceful Eruption", "description": "On April 2, 2014, the sun emitted a mid-level solar flare, peaking at 10:05 a.m. EDT, and NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured imagery of the event. Solar flares are powerful bursts of radiation. Harmful radiation from a flare cannot pass through Earth's atmosphere to physically affect humans on the ground, however — when intense enough — they can disturb the atmosphere in the layer where GPS and communications signals travel.This video from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory shows the flare in a blend of two wavelengths of extreme ultraviolet light: 304 angstroms and 171 angstroms, colorized in red and yellow, respectively. || ", "hits": 51 }, { "id": 11497, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/11497/", "result_type": "Produced Video", "release_date": "2014-02-28T11:30:00-05:00", "title": "Giant Sunspot Makes Third Trip Across the Sun", "description": "A giant sunspot – a magnetically strong and complex region on the sun's surface – has just appeared over the sun's horizon. This is the third trip for this region across the face of the sun, which takes approximately 27 days to make a complete rotation.Scientists track sunspots that are part of active regions, which often produce large explosions on the sun such as solar flares and coronal mass ejections, or CMEs. Each time an active region appears it is assigned a number. Active regions that have survived their trip around the back of the sun and reappear are assigned a new number – a convention left over from when we had no telescopes observing the far side of the sun and so could not be sure that the new sunspot was indeed the same as the old one. This active region is currently labeled AR11990. Last time around it was labeled AR11967and its first time it was AR11944.During its three trips thus far, this region has produced two significant solar flares, labeled as the strongest kind of flare, an X-class. It has also produced numerous mid-level and smaller flares. While many sunspots do not last more than a couple of weeks, there have been sunspots known to be stable for many months at a time.Studying what causes active regions to appear and disappear over time, as well as how long they remain stable, is key to understanding the origins of space weather that can impact Earth’s technological infrastructure. || ", "hits": 54 }, { "id": 11493, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/11493/", "result_type": "Produced Video", "release_date": "2014-02-25T00:00:00-05:00", "title": "NASA's SDO Provides Images of Significant Solar Flare", "description": "The sun emitted a significant solar flare, peaking at 7:49 p.m. EST on Feb. 24, 2014. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory, which keeps a constant watch on the sun, captured images of the event.This flare is classified as an X4.9-class flare. X-class denotes the most intense flares, while the number provides more information about its strength. An X2 is twice as intense as an X1, an X3 is three times as intense, etc. || ", "hits": 93 }, { "id": 11463, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/11463/", "result_type": "Produced Video", "release_date": "2014-01-30T13:00:00-05:00", "title": "SDO Lunar Transit, Prominence Eruption, and M-Class Flare", "description": "On Jan 30, 2014, beginning at 8:31 a.m EST, the moon moved between NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory, or SDO, and the sun, giving the observatory a view of a partial solar eclipse from space. Such a lunar transit happens two to three times each year. This one lasted two and one half hours, which is the longest ever recorded. When the next one will occur is as of yet unknown due to planned adjustments in SDO's orbit.Note in the pictures how crisp the horizon is on the moon, a reflection of the fact that the moon has no atmosphere around it to distort the light from the sun.The sun emitted a mid-level solar flare, peaking at 11:11 a.m. EST on Jan. 30, 2014. Images of the flare were captured by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory, or SDO, shortly after the observatory witnessed a lunar transit. The black disk of the moon can be seen in the lower right of the images. || ", "hits": 129 }, { "id": 11136, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/11136/", "result_type": "Produced Video", "release_date": "2014-01-07T16:00:00-05:00", "title": "Sun unleashes first X-class flare of 2014", "description": "The sun emitted a significant solar flare peaking at 1:32 p.m. EST on Jan.7, 2014. This is the first significant flare of 2014, and follows on the heels of mid-level flare earlier in the day. Each flare was centered over a different area of a large sunspot group currently situated at the center of the sun, about half way through its 14-day journey across the front of the disk along with the rotation of the sun. This flare is classified as an X1.2-class flare. X-class denotes the most intense flares, while the number provides more information about its strength. An X2 is twice as intense as an X1, an X3 is three times as intense, etc. || ", "hits": 69 }, { "id": 11387, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/11387/", "result_type": "Produced Video", "release_date": "2013-10-29T16:30:00-04:00", "title": "Five Days of Flares and CMEs", "description": "This movie shows 23 of the 26 M- and X-class flares on the sun between 18:00 UT Oct. 23 and 15:00 UT Oct. 28, 2013, as captured by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory. It also shows the coronal mass ejections — great clouds of solar material bursting off the sun into space — during that time as captured by the ESA/NASA Solar and Heliospheric Observatory. || ", "hits": 56 }, { "id": 11386, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/11386/", "result_type": "Produced Video", "release_date": "2013-10-28T11:00:00-04:00", "title": "Sun Continues to Emit Solar Flares", "description": "After emitting its first significant solar flares since June 2013 earlier in the week, the sun continued to produce mid-level and significant solar flares on Oct. 27 and Oct. 28, 2013.Then, on Nov. 5, 2013, The sun emitted a significant solar flare, peaking at 5:12 p.m. EST. This flare was classified as an X3.3 flare.Solar flares are powerful bursts of radiation. Harmful radiation from a flare cannot pass through Earth's atmosphere to physically affect humans on the ground, however — when intense enough — they can disturb the atmosphere in the layer where GPS and communications signals travel. One of the larger flares was classified as an X1.0 flare, which peaked at 10:03 p.m. EDT on Oct. 27. \"X-class\" denotes the most intense flares, while the number provides more information about its strength. An X2 is twice as intense as an X1, an X3 is three times as intense, etc. In the past, X-class flares of this intensity have caused degradation or blackouts of radio communications for about an hour. Another large flare was classified as an M5.1 flare, which peaked at 12: 41 a.m. EDT on Oct. 28. Between Oct. 23, and the morning of Oct 28, there were three X-class flares and more than 15 additional M-class flares. Increased numbers of flares are quite common at the moment, since the sun is headed toward solar maximum conditions as part of its normal 11-year activity cycle. Humans have tracked this solar cycle continuously since it was discovered in 1843, and it is normal for there to be many flares a day during the sun's peak activity. The recent solar flare activity has also been accompanied by several coronal mass ejections or CMEs, another solar phenomenon that can send billions of tons of particles into space that can reach Earth one to three days later. These particles cannot travel through the atmosphere to harm humans on Earth, but they can affect electronic systems in satellites and on the ground. || ", "hits": 71 }, { "id": 11383, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/11383/", "result_type": "Produced Video", "release_date": "2013-10-25T10:30:00-04:00", "title": "Sun Emits Third Solar Flare in Two Days", "description": "The sun emitted a significant solar flare, peaking at 4:01 a.m. EDT on Oct. 25, 2013. Solar flares are powerful bursts of radiation. Harmful radiation from a flare cannot pass through Earth's atmosphere to physically affect humans on the ground, however — when intense enough — they can disturb the atmosphere in the layer where GPS and communications signals travel. This disrupts the radio signals for as long as the flare is ongoing, anywhere from minutes to hours.This flare is classified as an X1.7 class flare. \"X-class\" denotes the most intense flares, while the number provides more information about its strength. An X2 is twice as intense as an X1, an X3 is three times as intense, etc. In the past, X-class flares of this intensity have caused degradation or blackouts of radio communications for about an hour. Increased numbers of flares are quite common at the moment, since the sun's normal 11-year activity cycle is currently near solar maximum conditions. Humans have tracked this solar cycle continuously since it was discovered in 1843, and it is normal for there to be many flares a day during the sun's peak activity. The first X-class flare of the current solar cycle occurred on February 15, 2011. The largest X-class flare in this cycle was an X6.9 on August 9, 2011. || ", "hits": 87 }, { "id": 11298, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/11298/", "result_type": "Produced Video", "release_date": "2013-06-28T00:00:00-04:00", "title": "Sun Emits a Solstice CME", "description": "On June 20, 2013, at 11:24 p.m., the sun erupted with an Earth-directed coronal mass ejection or CME, a solar phenomenon that can send billions of tons of particles into space that can reach Earth one to three days later. These particles cannot travel through the atmosphere to harm humans on Earth, but they can affect electronic systems in satellites and on the ground. Experimental NASA research models, based on observations from NASA's Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory and ESA/NASA's Solar and Heliospheric Observatory show that the CME left the sun at speeds of around 1350 miles per second, which is a fast speed for CMEs. Earth-directed CMEs can cause a space weather phenomenon called a geomagnetic storm, which occurs when they funnel energy into Earth's magnetic envelope, the magnetosphere, for an extended period of time. The CME's magnetic fields peel back the outermost layers of Earth's fields changing their very shape. Magnetic storms can degrade communication signals and cause unexpected electrical surges in power grids. They also can cause aurora. Storms are rare during solar minimum, but as the sun's activity ramps up every 11 years toward solar maximum—currently expected in late 2013—large storms occur several times per year.In the past, geomagnetic storms caused by CMEs of this strength and direction have usually been mild. In addition, the CME may pass by additional spacecraft: Messenger, STEREO B, Spitzer, and their mission operators have been notified. If warranted, operators can put spacecraft into safe mode to protect the instruments from the solar material. || ", "hits": 81 }, { "id": 11285, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/11285/", "result_type": "Produced Video", "release_date": "2013-05-13T10:30:00-04:00", "title": "First X-Class Solar Flares of 2013", "description": "On May 13, 2013, the sun emitted an X2.8-class flare, peaking at 12:05 p.m. EDT. This is the the strongest X-class flare of 2013 so far, surpassing in strength the X1.7-class flare that occurred 14 hours earlier. It is the 16th X-class flare of the current solar cycle and the third-largest flare of that cycle. The second-strongest was an X5.4 event on March 7, 2012. The strongest was an X6.9 on Aug. 9, 2011.On May 12, 2013, the sun emitted a significant solar flare, peaking at 10 p.m. EDT. This flare is classified as an X1.7, making it the first X-class flare of 2013. The flare was also associated with another solar phenomenon, called a coronal mass ejection (CME) that can send solar material out into space. This CME was not Earth-directed. The May 12 flare was also associated with a coronal mass ejection, another solar phenomenon that can send billions of tons of solar particles into space, which can affect electronic systems in satellites and on the ground. Experimental NASA research models show that the CME left the sun at 745 miles per second and is not Earth-directed, however its flank may pass by the STEREO-B and Spitzer spacecraft, and their mission operators have been notified. If warranted, operators can put spacecraft into safe mode to protect the instruments from solar material. There is some particle radiation associated with this event, which is what can concern operators of interplanetary spacecraft since the particles can trip computer electronics on board. || ", "hits": 66 }, { "id": 11262, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/11262/", "result_type": "Produced Video", "release_date": "2013-05-03T21:30:00-04:00", "title": "Sun Emits Mid-Level Flare and Prominence Eruption", "description": "The sun emitted a mid-level solar flare, peaking at 1:32 pm EDT on May 3, 2013. Solar flares are powerful bursts of radiation. Harmful radiation from a flare cannot pass through Earth's atmosphere to physically affect humans on the ground, however — when intense enough — they can disturb the atmosphere in the layer where GPS and communications signals travel. This disrupts the radio signals for as long as the flare is ongoing, and the radio blackout for this flare has already subsided.This flare is classified as an M5.7-class flare. M-class flares are the weakest flares that can still cause some space weather effects near Earth. Increased numbers of flares are quite common at the moment, as the sun's normal 11-year activity cycle is ramping up toward solar maximum, which is expected in late 2013. || ", "hits": 70 }, { "id": 11257, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/11257/", "result_type": "Produced Video", "release_date": "2013-04-26T16:00:00-04:00", "title": "CMEs Galore", "description": "On April 20, 2013, at 2:54 a.m. EDT, the sun erupted with a coronal mass ejection (CME), a solar phenomenon that can send billions of tons of solar particles into space that can affect electronic systems in satellites. Experimental NASA research models show that the CME left the sun at 500 miles per second and is not Earth-directed. However, it may pass by NASA's Messenger and STEREO-A satellites, and their mission operators have been notified. There is, however, no particle radiation associated with this event, which is what would normally concern operators of interplanetary spacecraft since the particles can trip computer electronics on board. When warranted, NASA operators can put spacecraft into safe mode to protect the instruments from the solar material. The same region of the sun erupted with another coronal mass ejection (CME) at 3:54 a.m. on April 21, 2013. Experimental NASA research models show the CME left the sun at speeds of 550 miles per second. The models show that the CME will also pass by NASA's Messenger and the flank of the CME may graze STEREO-A.Another coronal mass ejection (CME) has erupted from the sun, headed toward Mercury and NASA's Messenger spacecraft. The CME began at 12:39 p.m. EDT on April 21, 2013. Experimental NASA research models show that the CME left the sun at 625 miles per second and that it will catch up to the CME from earlier on April 21 before the combined CMEs pass Messenger. There is also chance that the combined CMEs will give a glancing blow to STEREO-A. || ", "hits": 126 }, { "id": 11246, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/11246/", "result_type": "Produced Video", "release_date": "2013-04-11T12:00:00-04:00", "title": "The Sun Emits a Mid-level Flare and CME", "description": "The sun emitted a mid-level flare, peaking at 3:16 a.m. EDT on April 11, 2013.Solar flares are powerful bursts of radiation. Harmful radiation from a flare cannot pass through Earth's atmosphere to physically affect humans on the ground, however — when intense enough — they can disturb the atmosphere in the layer where GPS and communications signals travel. This disrupts the radio signals for as long as the flare is ongoing, anywhere from minutes to hours.This flare is classified as an M6.5 flare, some ten times less powerful than the strongest flares, which are labeled X-class flares. M-class flares are the weakest flares that can still cause some space weather effects near Earth. This flare produced a radio blackout that has since subsided. The blackout was categorized as an R2 on a scale between R1 and R5 on NOAA's space weather scales.This is the strongest flare seen so far in 2013. Increased numbers of flares are quite common at the moment, since the sun's normal 11-year activity cycle is ramping up toward solar maximum, which is expected in late 2013. Humans have tracked this solar cycle continuously since it was discovered, and it is normal for there to be many flares a day during the sun's peak activity. || ", "hits": 43 }, { "id": 11226, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/11226/", "result_type": "Produced Video", "release_date": "2013-03-18T15:00:00-04:00", "title": "STEREO Watches the Sun Blast Comet PanSTARRS", "description": "This movie from the Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory (STEREO) shows comet PanSTARRS as it moved around the sun from March 10-15,2013 (repeated three times). The images were captured by the Heliospheric Imager (HI), an instrument that looks to the side of the sun to watch coronal mass ejections (CMEs) as they travel toward Earth, which is the unmoving bright orb on the right. The bright light on the left comes from the sun and the bursts from the left represent the solar material erupting off the sun in a CME. While it appears from STEREO's point of view that the CME passes right by the comet, the two are not lying in the same plane, which scientists know since the comet's tail didn't move or change in response to the CME's passage. || ", "hits": 51 }, { "id": 11225, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/11225/", "result_type": "Produced Video", "release_date": "2013-03-18T08:00:00-04:00", "title": "Solar Storm Near Earth Caused by March 15, 2013 Fast CME", "description": "On March 15, 2013, at 2:54 a.m. EDT, the sun erupted with an Earth-directed coronal mass ejection (CME), a solar phenomenon that can send billions of tons of solar particles into space and can reach Earth one to three days later and affect electronic systems in satellites and on the ground. Experimental NASA research models, based on observations from the Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory (STEREO) and ESA/NASA's Solar and Heliospheric Observatory, show that the CME left the sun at speeds of around 900 miles per second, which is a fairly fast speed for CMEs. Historically, CMEs at this speed have caused mild to moderate effects at Earth.Update: On March 17, 2013, at 1:28 a.m. EDT, the coronal mass ejection (CME) from March 15 passed by NASA's Advanced Composition Explorer (ACE) as it approached Earth. Upon interacting with the giant magnetic bubble surrounding Earth, the magnetosphere, the CME caused a kind of solar storm known as a geomagnetic storm. The storm initially caused a mild storm rated on NOAA's geomagnetic storm scales as a G2 on a scale from G1 to G5, and subsequently subsided to a G1. In the past, storms of this strength have caused auroras near the poles but have not disrupted electrical systems on Earth or interfered with GPS or satellite-based communications systems. || ", "hits": 62 }, { "id": 11211, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/11211/", "result_type": "Produced Video", "release_date": "2013-02-22T10:00:00-05:00", "title": "SDO Observes Fast-Growing Sunspot", "description": "As magnetic fields on the sun rearrange and realign, dark spots known as sunspots can appear on its surface. Over the course of Feb. 19-20, 2013, scientists watched a giant sunspot form in under 48 hours. It has grown to over six Earth diameters across but its full extent is hard to judge since the spot lies on a sphere not a flat disk.The spot quickly evolved into what's called a delta region, in which the lighter areas around the sunspot, the penumbra, exhibit magnetic fields that point in the opposite direction of those fields in the center, dark area. This is a fairly unstable configuration that scientists know can lead to eruptions of radiation on the sun called solar flares. || ", "hits": 99 }, { "id": 11207, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/11207/", "result_type": "Produced Video", "release_date": "2013-02-07T10:30:00-05:00", "title": "The Sun Produces Two CMEs", "description": "In the evening of Feb. 5, 2013, the sun erupted with two coronal mass ejections or CMEs that may glance near-Earth space. Experimental NASA research models, based on observations from the Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory (STEREO) and ESA/NASA's Solar and Heliospheric Observatory, show that the first CME began at 7 p.m. EST and left the sun at speeds of around 750 miles per second. The second CME began at 10:36 p.m. EST and left the sun at speeds of around 350 miles per second. Historically, CMEs of this speed and direction have been benign.Not to be confused with a solar flare, a CME is a solar phenomenon that can send solar particles into space and reach Earth one to three days later.Earth-directed CMEs can cause a space weather phenomenon called a geomagnetic storm, which occurs when they connect with the outside of the Earth's magnetic envelope, the magnetosphere, for an extended period of time. In the past, CMEs at this strength have had little effect. They may cause auroras near the poles but are unlikely to disrupt electrical systems on Earth or interfere with GPS or satellite-based communications systems. || ", "hits": 49 }, { "id": 11201, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/11201/", "result_type": "Produced Video", "release_date": "2013-01-31T12:00:00-05:00", "title": "January 31, 2013 CME and Prominence Eruption", "description": "On Jan. 31, 2013 at 2:09am EST, the sun erupted with an Earth-directed coronal mass ejection or CME. Experimental NASA research models, based on observations from the Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory (STEREO) and ESA/NASA's Solar and Heliospheric Observatory, show that the CME left the sun at speeds of around 575 miles per second, which is a fairly typical speed for CMEs. Historically, CMEs at this speed are mild.Not to be confused with a solar flare, a CME is a solar phenomenon that can send solar particles into space and reach Earth one to three days later.Earth-directed CMEs can cause a space weather phenomenon called a geomagnetic storm, which occurs when they connect with the outside of the Earth's magnetic envelope, the magnetosphere, for an extended period of time. In the past, CME's such as this have caused auroras near the poles but didn't disrupt electrical systems on Earth or interfere with GPS or satellite-based communications systems. || ", "hits": 119 }, { "id": 11132, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/11132/", "result_type": "Produced Video", "release_date": "2012-11-13T12:30:00-05:00", "title": "Sun Emits a Mid-level Flare", "description": "On Nov. 13, 2012, the sun emitted a mid-level solar flare, peaking at 9:04 p.m. EST. Solar flares are powerful bursts of radiation. Harmful radiation from a flare cannot pass through Earth's atmosphere to physically affect humans on the ground, however — when intense enough — they can disturb the atmosphere in the layer where GPS and communications signals travel. This disrupts the radio signals for as long as the flare is ongoing, anywhere from minutes to hours. This flare is classified as an M6 flare. M-class flares are the weakest flares that can still cause some space weather effects near Earth. They can cause brief radio blackouts at the poles. This M-class flare caused a radio blackout categorized according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association's Space Weather Scales as R2 — or \"moderate\" — on a scale of R1 to R5. It has since subsided. Increased numbers of flares are quite common at the moment, since the sun's normal 11-year activity cycle is ramping up toward solar maximum, which is expected in 2013. Humans have tracked this solar cycle continuously since it was discovered in 1843, and it is normal for there to be many flares a day during the sun's peak activity. The flare was not associated with a coronal mass ejection (CME), another solar phenomenon that can send solar particles into space and can reach Earth one to three days later. When Earth-directed, CMEs can affect electronic systems in satellites and on Earth. || ", "hits": 80 }, { "id": 11120, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/11120/", "result_type": "Produced Video", "release_date": "2012-10-23T10:00:00-04:00", "title": "Active Region on the Sun Emits Another Flare", "description": "The sun emitted a significant solar flare on Oct. 22, 2012, peaking at 11:17 p.m. EDT. The flare came from an active region on the left side of the sun that has been numbered AR 1598, which has already been the source of a number of weaker flares. This flare was classified as an X.1-class flare. \"X-class\" denotes the most intense flares, while the number provides more information about its strength. An X2 is twice as intense as an X1, an X3 is three times as intense, and on. An X-class flare of this intensity can cause degradation or blackouts of radio communications for about an hour. Solar flares are powerful bursts of radiation. Harmful radiation from a flare cannot pass through Earth's atmosphere to physically affect humans on the ground, however — when intense enough — they can disturb the atmosphere in the layer where GPS and communications signals travel. This can disrupt radio signals for anywhere from minutes to hours. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association, which is the United States government's official source for space weather forecasts and alerts, categorized the radio blackout associated with this flare as an R3, on a scale from R1 to R5. It has since subsided. Increased numbers of flares are quite common at the moment, since the sun's normal 11-year activity cycle is ramping up toward solar maximum, which is expected in 2013. Humans have tracked this solar cycle continuously since it was discovered in 1843, and it is normal for there to be many flares a day during the sun's peak activity. The first X-class flare of the current solar cycle occurred on Feb. 15, 2011 and there have been 15 X-class flares total in this cycle, including this one. The largest X-class flare in this cycle was an X6.9 on Aug. 9, 2011. This is the 7th X-class flare in 2012 with the largest being an X5.4 flare on March 7. This flare did not have an associated Earth-directed coronal mass ejection (CME), another solar phenomenon that can send solar particles into space and affect electronic systems in satellites and on Earth. Watch this video on YouTube. || ", "hits": 67 }, { "id": 11095, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/11095/", "result_type": "Produced Video", "release_date": "2012-09-04T14:00:00-04:00", "title": "August 31, 2012 Magnificent CME", "description": "On August 31, 2012 a long filament of solar material that had been hovering in the sun's atmosphere, the corona, erupted out into space at 4:36 p.m. EDT. The coronal mass ejection, or CME, traveled at over 900 miles per second. The CME did not travel directly toward Earth, but did connect with Earth's magnetic environment, or magnetosphere, with a glancing blow. causing aurora to appear on the night of Monday, September 3. || ", "hits": 213 }, { "id": 11047, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/11047/", "result_type": "Produced Video", "release_date": "2012-07-19T10:00:00-04:00", "title": "AR1520's Parting Shot: July 19, 2012 M7.7 Flare", "description": "The sun emitted a moderate solar flare on July 19, 2012, beginning at 1:13 AM EDT and peaking at 1:58 AM. Solar flares are gigantic bursts of radiation that cannot pass through Earth's atmosphere to harm humans on the ground, however, when strong enough, they can disrupt the atmosphere and degrade GPS and communications signals.The flare is classified as an M7.7 flare. This means it is weaker than the largest flares, which are classified as X-class. M-class flares can cause brief radio communications blackouts at the poles.Increased numbers of flares are currently quite common, since the sun's standard 11-year activity cycle is ramping up toward solar maximum, which is expected in 2013. It is quite normal for there to be many flares a day during the sun's peak activity. || ", "hits": 64 }, { "id": 11043, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/11043/", "result_type": "Produced Video", "release_date": "2012-07-12T16:00:00-04:00", "title": "Big Sunspot 1520 Releases X1.4 Class Flare", "description": "An X1.4 class flare erupted from the center of the sun, peaking on July 12, 2012 at 12:52 PM EDT. It erupted from Active Region 1520 which rotated into view on July 6. || ", "hits": 69 }, { "id": 11034, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/11034/", "result_type": "Produced Video", "release_date": "2012-07-09T17:00:00-04:00", "title": "AR1515 Releases X1.1 Class Flare", "description": "Active Region 1515 released an X1.1 class flare from the lower right of the sun on July 6, 2012, peaking at 7:08 PM EDT. This flare caused a radio blackout, labeled as an R3 on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrations scale that goes from R1 to R5. Such blackouts can cause disruption to both high and low level radio frequencies.Earth's magnetosphere also underwent a minor geomagnetic storm on the evening of July 6 in response to relatively slow coronal mass ejections (CMEs) that have erupted from other regions on the sun since July 4. || ", "hits": 100 }, { "id": 11032, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/11032/", "result_type": "Produced Video", "release_date": "2012-07-05T12:00:00-04:00", "title": "Independence Day Solar Fireworks", "description": "On July 2, 2012, an M5.6 class solar flare erupted in the sun's southern hemisphere from large sunspot AR1515, peaking at 6:52 AM EDT.From a different spot, but on that same day, the sun unleashed a coronal mass ejection (CME) that began at 4:36 AM EDT. Models from the NASA's Space Weather Center at Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md, describe the CME at traveling at nearly 700 miles per second, but do not show it heading toward Earth. || ", "hits": 47 }, { "id": 10962, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/10962/", "result_type": "Produced Video", "release_date": "2012-04-16T17:00:00-04:00", "title": "Big Blast—April 16th Flare and CME", "description": "A beautiful prominence eruption producing a coronal mass ejection (CME) shot off the east limb (left side) of the sun on April 16, 2012. Such eruptions are often associated with solar flares, and in this case an M1 class (medium-sized) flare occurred at the same time, peaking at 1:45 PM EDT. The CME was not aimed toward Earth.For full 4k frames of the April 15 small eruption and April 16 large eruption go here. || ", "hits": 47 }, { "id": 10925, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/10925/", "result_type": "Produced Video", "release_date": "2012-03-07T15:00:00-05:00", "title": "HD Close up of March 6th X5.4 Flare", "description": "The sun erupted with one of the largest solar flares of this solar cycle on March 6, 2012 at 7PM ET. ?This flare was categorized as an X5.4, making it the second largest flare — after an X6.9 on August 9, 2011 — since the sun's activity segued into a period of relatively low activity called solar minimum in early 2007. The current increase in the number of X-class flares is part of the sun's normal 11-year solar cycle, during which activity on the sun ramps up to solar maximum, which is expected to peak in late 2013. About an hour later, at 8:14 PM ET, March 6, the same region let loose an X1.3 class flare. ?An X1 is 5 times smaller than an X5 flare. These X-class flares erupted from an active region named AR 1429 that rotated into view on March 2. ?Prior to this, the region had already produced numerous M-class and one X-class flare. ?The region continues to rotate across the front of the sun, so the March 6 flare was more Earthward facing than the previous ones. ?It triggered a temporary radio blackout on the sunlit side of Earth that interfered with radio navigation and short wave radio.In association with these flares, the sun also expelled two significant coronal mass ejections (CMEs), which are traveling faster than 600 miles a second and may arrive at Earth in the next few days. ?In the meantime, the CME associated with the X-class flare from March 4 has dumped solar particles and magnetic fields into Earth's atmosphere and distorted Earth's magnetic fields, causing a moderate geomagnetic storm, rated a G2 on a scale from G1 to G5. ?Such storms happen when the magnetic fields around Earth rapidly change strength and shape. ?A moderate storm usually causes aurora and may interfere with high frequency radio transmission near the poles. ?This storm is already dwindling, but the Earth may experience another enhancement if the most recent CMEs are directed toward and impact Earth. In addition, last night's flares have sent solar particles into Earth's atmosphere, producing a moderate solar energetic particle event, also called a solar radiation storm. These particles have been detected by NASA's SOHO and STEREO spacecraft, and NOAA's GOES spacecraft. ?At the time of writing, this storm is rated an S3 on a scale that goes up to S5. ?Such storms can interfere with high frequency radio communication. Besides the August 2011 X-class flare, the last time the sun sent out flares of this magnitude was in 2006. ?There was an X6.5 on December 6, 2006 and an X9.0 on December 5, 2006. Like the most recent events, those two flares erupted from the same region on the sun, which is a common occurrence. || ", "hits": 60 }, { "id": 10957, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/10957/", "result_type": "Produced Video", "release_date": "2012-03-05T00:00:00-05:00", "title": "New Active Region on Sun Produces Three Flares Including an X1 on March 5", "description": "On March 2, 2012 a new active region on the sun, region 1429, rotated into view. It has let loose two M-class flares and one X-class so far. The M-class flares erupted on March 2 and on March 4. The third flare, rated an X1, peaked at 10:30 ET on March 4. A CME accompanied each flare, though due to the fact that this active region is still off to the side of the sun, they will likely have a weak effect on Earth's magnetosphere.The M class flare on March 4 flare also came with what's called a Type IV radio burst that lasted for about 46 minutes. Sending out broadband radio waves, these bursts can occur towards the end of a solar flare and are believed to be created by moving electrons trapped in great, looping magnetic fields left over from the initial flare. The bursts can interfere with radio communications on Earth. || ", "hits": 78 }, { "id": 10899, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/10899/", "result_type": "Produced Video", "release_date": "2012-01-24T12:00:00-05:00", "title": "Biggest Solar Storm Since 2005", "description": "The sun erupted late on January 22, 2012 with an M8.7 class flare, an earth-directed coronal mass ejection (CME), and a burst of fast moving, highly energetic protons known as a \"solar energetic particle\" event. The latter has caused the strongest solar radiation storm since September 2005 according to NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center. || ", "hits": 96 }, { "id": 11500, "url": "https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/11500/", "result_type": "Produced Video", "release_date": "2011-08-09T00:00:00-04:00", "title": "Sun Unleashes X6.9 Class Flare on August 9, 2011", "description": "On August 9, 2011 at 3:48 a.m. EDT, the sun emitted an Earth-directed X6.9 flare, as measured by the NOAA GOES satellite. These gigantic bursts of radiation cannot pass through Earth's atmosphere to harm humans on the ground, however they can disrupt the atmosphere and disrupt GPS and communications signals. In this case, it appears the flare is strong enough to potentially cause some radio communication blackouts. It also produced increased solar energetic proton radiation — enough to affect humans in space if they do not protect themselves. As of March 2014, this flare is the largest of solar cycle 24. || ", "hits": 111 } ] }