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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 Spacecraft Captures Giant Filament on Sun
A NASA spacecraft has captured a giant solar filament which appears as a dark line snaked across the lower half of the Sun and is longer than 67 Earths lined up in a row.
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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 Spacecraft Captures Giant Filament on Sun
A NASA spacecraft has captured a giant solar filament which appears as a dark line snaked across the lower half of the Sun and is longer than 67 Earths lined up in a row.
