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NASA Supercomputers Help Unravel Complex Movements of the Sun’s Inner Layers
NASA supercomputers have provided a detailed look into the Sun’s complex inner workings by simulating its plasma flows. Using data from various space missions, including the Solar Dynamics Observatory, researchers have recreated turbulent motions and shock waves within the Sun’s layers. These insights will enhance space weather predictions, whi...
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NASA Showcases AI-Powered Computational Tools to Advance Scientific Research at SC24 Event
At SC2024, NASA’s Nicola Fox revealed the agency’s new AI-powered computational tools aimed at improving space science. These tools will be deployed across divisions, including Earth science, heliophysics, and astrophysics. A key example presented was a heliophysics model using data from the Solar Dynamics Observatory to predict solar wind and ...
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NASA Might Have Spotted Highest Number of Sunspots in Over 20 Years
On August 8, 2024, NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) may have documented a record-breaking number of sunspots in a single day, marking a significant event in Solar Cycle 25. These sunspots, which are dark, cooler areas on the Sun’s surface caused by intense magnetic activity, play a crucial role in the Sun's behaviour and have a direct impa...
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NASA Observatory Captures Image Of Aurora Created By A Solar Storm
The near-Earth Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this CME in September 2012, which traveled over 900 miles per second (1,448 kilometers per second), causing an aurora to appear.
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ISRO's Aditya-L1 Space Observatory Satellite Arrives at Sriharikota Spaceport Ahead of Launch
ISRO on Monday said that Aditya-L1, its first observatory from India to study the Sun will be launched soon. The satellite has arrived at the ISRO spaceport in Sriharikota, according to the space agency. Aditya-L1 carries seven payloads to observe the photosphere, chromosphere and the outermost layers of the Sun.
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NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory Captures 133-Day Time Lapse Of Sun
This video shows solar activity as it was observed by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory from August 12 to December 22, 2022.
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NASA Shares Spooky Picture Of Solar Jack-O-Lantern On Halloween
The Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) captured this image in October 2014.
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NASA's Satellite Captures "Creepy" Smiley Face On Surface Of Sun After Solar Eclipse
Following Tuesday's partial solar eclipse, the Sun developed what appeared to be a smiley face pattern in its atmosphere. NASA Sun shared the image which showed a face-like pattern made out of black patches against the Sun's otherwise fiery features.
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NASA Shares Stunning Picture Of Solar Flare, Explains Its Impact On Earth
American space agency NASA on Sunday captured the moment the Sun emitted a powerful burst of energy into space.
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NASA Releases Stunning Image Of Solar Flare
On April 30, American space agency NASA managed to capture an image of a solar flare using its Solar Dynamics Observatory and posted the picture on its Instagram handle.
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Watch: Mesmerising Timelapse Of The Sun In Ultraviolet Light, Captured Over The Course Of A Month
In a video shared on Twitter, we can see the timelapse in “ultraviolet light, captured by the SDO spacecraft over the course of a month”
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NASA Missions To Add Leap Second To Master Clock
NASA missions, including the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) which watches the Sun, will join timekeepers around the world to add a leap second to its clocks, just before midnight on New Year's Eve.
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Can Two Huge 'Black Holes' On Sun Put Us In Trouble?
We imagine the Sun as a giant burning furnace that brings sunlight to us but NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) has spotted two huge holes on its surface called "coronal holes".
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Mercury Transit 2016: How to Watch and Everything Else You Need to Know
Mercury transit will be broadcast live video and images from the orbiting Solar Dynamics Observatory and other telescopes.
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Nasa Sounding Rocket to Calibrate Instrument on Solar Dynamics Observatory
The seventh calibration mission for an instrument on Nasa's SDO will launch into space on board a sounding rocket for a 15-minute flight.
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NASA Supercomputers Help Unravel Complex Movements of the Sun’s Inner Layers
NASA supercomputers have provided a detailed look into the Sun’s complex inner workings by simulating its plasma flows. Using data from various space missions, including the Solar Dynamics Observatory, researchers have recreated turbulent motions and shock waves within the Sun’s layers. These insights will enhance space weather predictions, whi...
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NASA Showcases AI-Powered Computational Tools to Advance Scientific Research at SC24 Event
At SC2024, NASA’s Nicola Fox revealed the agency’s new AI-powered computational tools aimed at improving space science. These tools will be deployed across divisions, including Earth science, heliophysics, and astrophysics. A key example presented was a heliophysics model using data from the Solar Dynamics Observatory to predict solar wind and ...
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NASA Might Have Spotted Highest Number of Sunspots in Over 20 Years
On August 8, 2024, NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) may have documented a record-breaking number of sunspots in a single day, marking a significant event in Solar Cycle 25. These sunspots, which are dark, cooler areas on the Sun’s surface caused by intense magnetic activity, play a crucial role in the Sun's behaviour and have a direct impa...
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NASA Observatory Captures Image Of Aurora Created By A Solar Storm
The near-Earth Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this CME in September 2012, which traveled over 900 miles per second (1,448 kilometers per second), causing an aurora to appear.
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ISRO's Aditya-L1 Space Observatory Satellite Arrives at Sriharikota Spaceport Ahead of Launch
ISRO on Monday said that Aditya-L1, its first observatory from India to study the Sun will be launched soon. The satellite has arrived at the ISRO spaceport in Sriharikota, according to the space agency. Aditya-L1 carries seven payloads to observe the photosphere, chromosphere and the outermost layers of the Sun.
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NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory Captures 133-Day Time Lapse Of Sun
This video shows solar activity as it was observed by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory from August 12 to December 22, 2022.
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NASA Shares Spooky Picture Of Solar Jack-O-Lantern On Halloween
The Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) captured this image in October 2014.
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NASA's Satellite Captures "Creepy" Smiley Face On Surface Of Sun After Solar Eclipse
Following Tuesday's partial solar eclipse, the Sun developed what appeared to be a smiley face pattern in its atmosphere. NASA Sun shared the image which showed a face-like pattern made out of black patches against the Sun's otherwise fiery features.
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NASA Shares Stunning Picture Of Solar Flare, Explains Its Impact On Earth
American space agency NASA on Sunday captured the moment the Sun emitted a powerful burst of energy into space.
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NASA Releases Stunning Image Of Solar Flare
On April 30, American space agency NASA managed to capture an image of a solar flare using its Solar Dynamics Observatory and posted the picture on its Instagram handle.
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Watch: Mesmerising Timelapse Of The Sun In Ultraviolet Light, Captured Over The Course Of A Month
In a video shared on Twitter, we can see the timelapse in “ultraviolet light, captured by the SDO spacecraft over the course of a month”
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NASA Missions To Add Leap Second To Master Clock
NASA missions, including the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) which watches the Sun, will join timekeepers around the world to add a leap second to its clocks, just before midnight on New Year's Eve.
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Can Two Huge 'Black Holes' On Sun Put Us In Trouble?
We imagine the Sun as a giant burning furnace that brings sunlight to us but NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) has spotted two huge holes on its surface called "coronal holes".
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Mercury Transit 2016: How to Watch and Everything Else You Need to Know
Mercury transit will be broadcast live video and images from the orbiting Solar Dynamics Observatory and other telescopes.
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Nasa Sounding Rocket to Calibrate Instrument on Solar Dynamics Observatory
The seventh calibration mission for an instrument on Nasa's SDO will launch into space on board a sounding rocket for a 15-minute flight.
