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NASA | Massive Solar Eruption Close-up
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On June 7, 2011 the Sun unleashed an M-2 (medium-sized) solar flare with a spectacular coronal mass ejection (CME). The large cloud of particles...
On June 7, 2011 the Sun unleashed an M-2 (medium-sized) solar flare with a spectacular coronal mass ejection (CME). The large cloud of particles...
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NASA | Magnificent Eruption in Full HD
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 away from the sun at over 900 miles...
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NASA | Five Days of Flares and CMEs
This movie shows 23 of the 26 M- and X-class flares on the sun between 1800 UT Oct. 23 and 1500 UT Oct. 28, 2013, as captured by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory. It also shows the coronal mass ejections -- great clouds of solar...
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NASA | Before the Flare
The sun emitted a large flare on July 12, 2012, but earlier in the week it gave a demonstration of how gorgeous solar activity can be. This movie shows the sun from late July 8 to early July 10 shortly before it unleashed an X-class...
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NASA | AR1520's Parting Shot - July 19 M7.7 Flare
Sun Sends Out Moderate Solar Flare
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...
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...
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NASA | A First for IRIS: Observing a Gigantic Solar Eruption
A coronal mass ejection burst off the side of the sun on May 9, 2014. The giant sheet of solar material erupting was the first CME seen by NASA's Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph, or IRIS. The field of view seen here is about...
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NASA | Death-Defying Comets Explore the Sun's Atmosphere
To observe how winds move high in Earth's atmosphere, scientists sometimes release clouds of barium as tracers to track how the material corkscrews and sweeps around � but scientists have no similar technique to study the turbulent...
Curated Video
Solar Flares: The Powerful Explosions of the Sun
This video provides an overview of solar flares, explaining how they occur and their impact on Earth. It highlights the immense energy released during a solar flare and the various emissions it produces. The video also discusses the...
Curated Video
Exploring Space Weather
In this video, we explore the weather in space, focusing on the sun and its impact on Earth. We learn about solar wind, auroras, solar storms, and their effects on our communication systems and astronauts in space. The video highlights...
Curated OER
The Universe - Secrets of The Sun 4/5
Solar storms is the topic of part four of the five-part series on the secrets of the sun. Learn about auroras, CMEs, solar flares and the damage it could cause here on Earth. The most interesting fact in this clip is the fact that solar...