Ever since the beginning of the Space Age, the inner planets and the Earth-Moon system have received the lion’s share of attention. That makes sense; it’s a whole lot easier to get to the Moon, or ...

NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured an X4.5-class solar flare. See views in multiple wavelengths here. Footage ...

NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) lifted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., at the very beginning of its hour-long launch window at 10:23 a.m. EST Feb. 11, kicking off a planned ...

Ground winds at Launch Pad 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., prevented the launch of NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) during its one-hour launch window on Feb. 10, forcing the ...

NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory recorded a 24-hour time-lapse revealing the Sun’s dynamic corona despite low flare activity, while a coronal hole drives elevated solar winds toward Earth. The ...

A solar eclipse on April 27, 2025, as seen only by NASA Solar Dynamics Observatory. When is the next solar eclipse? Yesterday and today — but they were not reported in advance. Why? They were only in ...