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December 31, 2006: Hinode shows a violent Sun -- Astronomy.com
December 26, 2006: The gegenschein -- NASA GSFC APOD December 23, 2006: The analemma and the Temple of Olympian Zeus -- NASA GSFC APOD December 22, 2006: The view from STEREO ahead -- NASA GSFC APOD December 4, 2006: The active Sun -- NASA GSFC APOD November 25, 2006: 3D Mercury transit -- NASA GSFC APOD November 17, 2006: X-ray transit of Mercury -- Science@NASA November 17, 2006: Hand drawn transit -- NASA GSFC APOD November 16, 2006: Children of the Sun -- NASA GSFC APOD November 14, 2006: Mercury's transit: an unusual spot on the Sun -- NASA GSFC APOD November 8, 2006: Simulated transit of Mercury -- NASA GSFC APOD November 6, 2006: Rare transit of Mercury -- ScienceDaily November 6, 2006: Catch the transit of Mercury this week -- Australian Broadcasting Corporation November 2, 2006: Sunwatchers prepare for Mercury -- Astronomy.com November 2, 2006: First light for Hinode -- Science@NASA October 26, 2006: Probes launched to image Sun -- Astronomy.com October 20, 2006: 2006 transit of Mercury -- Science@NASA October 5, 2006: Supernova radioisotopes show Sun was born in star cluster, scientists say -- ScienceDaily September 23, 2006: Triple sunrise -- NASA GSFC APOD September 21, 2006: Sharp silhouette -- NASA GSFC APOD September 14, 2006: Study clears Sun of climate change -- Australian Broadcasting Corporation September 13, 2006: Changes in solar brightness too weak to explain global warming -- National Center for Atmospheric Research July 12, 2006: A Manhattan sunset -- NASA GSFC APOD July 10, 2006: Dark Sun sizzling -- NASA GSFC APOD June 21, 2006: Sunrise solstice at Stonehenge -- NASA GSFC APOD May 25, 2006: SOHO gets extension -- Astronomy.com May 24, 2006: ESA's SOHO will lead a fleet of solar observatories -- SpaceRef.com May 3, 2006: STEREO spacecraft begin Florida launch preparations -- Spaceflight Now April 23, 2006: The solar spectrum -- NASA GSFC APOD April 11, 2006: A Sun halo over Utah -- NASA GSFC APOD April 8, 2006: Vanishing umbra -- NASA GSFC APOD April 7, 2006: The crown of the Sun -- NASA GSFC APOD April 6, 2006: It's the Sun, but not as we know it -- Australian Broadcasting Corporation News April 4, 2006: A total solar eclipse over Turkey -- NASA GSFC APOD March 31, 2006: Solar eclipse and SOHO -- NASA GSFC APOD March 30, 2006: Why is the Sun's corona hotter than the Sun itself? -- SpaceDaily.com March 30, 2006: When diamonds aren't forever -- NASA GSFC APOD March 29, 2006: Solar eclipse calls on dragons and spirits -- Australian Broadcasting Corporation News March 28, 2006: NASA sees solar eclipse in a different light -- NASA HQ March 24, 2006: Solar sails -- NASA GSFC Science Question of the Week March 9, 2006: NASA spacecraft helps researchers see the Sun's far side -- NASA HQ March 5, 2006: Colorful light pillars -- NASA GSFC APOD March 3, 2006: In partnership with NASA - solar eclipse in Turkey -- SpaceRef.com February 10, 2006: What is a sundog? -- NASA GSFC Science Question of the Week February 5, 2006: A Sun pillar in red and violet -- NASA GSFC APOD January 2, 2006: A Sun pillar over Maine -- NASA GSFC APOD December 21, 2005: Sunrise by season -- NASA GSFC APOD December 2, 2005: SOHO celebrates 10 years in space -- Astronomy.com December 1, 2005: SOHO's uninterrupted view of the Sun -- NASA GSFC APOD November 29, 2005: Intrepid solar spacecraft celebrates 10th anniversary -- SpaceRef.com November 26, 2005: A stereo sun -- NASA GSFC APOD November 16, 2005: Double vision: STEREO spacecraft to scan Sun in 3D -- Space.com November 16, 2005: Sun-watching takes center stage -- Astronomy.com November 9, 2005: STEREO spacecraft arrive at NASA Goddard for final testing -- NASA GSFC October 14, 2005: Eclipse shirt -- NASA GSFC APOD October 7, 2005: Eclipse Madrid -- NASA GSFC APOD October 7, 2005: Ulysses, fifteen years and going strong -- SpaceRef.com October 5, 2005: Annular solar eclipse at high resolution -- NASA GSFC APOD September 29, 2005: Annular solar eclipse on October 03 -- SpaceDaily August 14, 2005: Heating coronal loops -- NASA GSFC APOD July 29, 2005: ISS and Discovery transit the Sun -- NASA GSFC APOD July 27, 2005: NASA's Chandra neon discovery solves solar paradox -- NASA HQ July 23, 2005: SOHO watches Saturn and Cassini pass behind the Sun -- SpaceRef.com May 20, 2005: NASA's AcrimSat solar spacecraft completes five-year mission -- NASA JPL May 6, 2005: Hybrid solar eclipse -- NASA GSFC APOD April 27, 2005: Join in the search for SOHO's thousandth comet -- SpaceDaily April 11, 2005: Clouds, plane, Sun, eclipse -- NASA GSFC APOD April 11, 2005: Eclipse success at sea -- Astronomy.com April 7, 2005: Solar eclipse in view -- NASA GSFC APOD April 5, 2005: A solar eclipse rarity -- Astronomy.com April 1, 2005: Solar eclipse -- Science@NASA February 27, 2005: The solar spectrum -- NASA GSFC APOD January 26, 2005: SOHO offers comet contest -- CNN December 17, 2004: Virtual Solar Observatory now available for one-stop data shopping -- SpaceDaily December 15, 2004: NASA helps visually impaired students touch the Sun -- NASA HQ December 14, 2004: Solar ultrasound waves discovered by satellite -- SpaceDaily December 6, 2004: Filaments across the Sun -- NASA GSFC APOD October 22, 2004: Meade Instruments goes solar -- Astronomy.com September 25, 2004: The iron Sun -- NASA GSFC APOD August 4, 2004: Solar arcs and halos -- NASA GSFC APOD July 22, 2004: NASA rethinks probe to the Sun -- BBC News July 22, 2004: NASA goes to the "SORCE" of Earth Sun-blockers -- NASA GSFC June 23, 2004: A picturesque Venus transit -- NASA GSFC APOD June 20, 2004: Solstice celebration -- NASA GSFC APOD June 15, 2004: A rare annular Venusian solar eclipse -- NASA GSFC APOD June 11, 2004: Venus and the chromosphere -- NASA GSFC APOD June 10, 2004: Venus at the edge -- NASA GSFC APOD June 9, 2004: Venus transit at sunrise -- NASA GSFC APOD June 8, 2004: A planet transits the Sun -- NASA GSFC APOD June 2, 2004: The transit of Venus: North American viewer's guide -- Science@NASA May 21, 2004: Sun was born in a violent burst -- Australian Broadcasting Corporation May 17, 2004: Venus transit of Sun live from the backyard or online -- SpaceDaily March 21, 2004: A green flash from the Sun -- NASA GSFC APOD March 20, 2004: Equinox + 1 -- NASA GSFC APOD March 17, 2004: Cold peril: the continuing adventures of Ulysses -- Science@NASA February 6, 2004: Plan ahead: rare transit of Sun by Venus -- Space.com January 10, 2004: Two worlds, one Sun -- NASA GSFC APOD January 7, 2004: The Sun's closest twins -- Sky and Telescope December 31, 2003: Bill Nye's 'cool' interplanetary sundial heads for Mars -- ScienceDaily December 8, 2003: An Antarctic total solar eclipse -- NASA GSFC APOD December 2, 2003: SOHO Sun watcher celebrates 8 years in space -- Spaceflight Now November 21, 2003: Solar eclipse sends scientists south -- Australian Broadcasting Corporation October 21, 2003: SOHO's greatest hits: vote for your favorite Sun image -- Space.com September 12, 2003: Why is the Sun red at sunset? -- NASA GSFC Science Question of the Week September 11, 2003: Sunlight makes asteroids spin in strange ways --Southwest Research Institute News September 5, 2003: The Dynamic Sun shines on Goddard -- NASA GSFC September 4, 2003: Solar Transits: Tools of Discovery -- Space.com August 20, 2003: It's no longer 'initials only' for solar physicist Dr. Hagyard -- SpaceDaily July 29, 2003: Orange Sun simmering -- NASA GSFC APOD July 18, 2003: SOHO back on full duty watching Sun explode -- SpaceDaily July 12, 2003: Rocket telescope sees Sun -- Spaceflight Now July 8, 2003: Rocket telescope gets closest look at the Sun -- NASA GSFC July 3, 2003: Minimal data loss expected from SOHO antenna problem -- Spaceflight Now June 29, 2003: The Solar Spectrum -- NASA GSFC APOD June 24, 2003: The Sun's surface in 3D -- NASA GSFC APOD June 23, 2003: KamLAND Verifies the Sun -- NASA GSFC APOD June 6, 2003: Sun, Moon, hot air balloon -- NASA GSFC APOD June 2, 2003: New observations revise view of solar neighborhood -- Scientific American May 30, 2003: Solar eclipse -- Science@NASA May 30, 2003: Sun to ring the Moon -- BBC News May 2, 2003: Mercury crossing paths with Sun -- NASA GSFC April 3, 2003: How the Sun shines -- Space.com March 24, 2003: UK seeks to go it alone in space -- BBC News March 20, 2003: NASA study finds increasing solar trend that can change climate -- NASA March 19, 2003: How does the Sun shine? -- Physics News Update January 24, 2003: SORCE spacecraft to be launched January 25 -- NASA GSFC January 23, 2003: Launch of the Sun pillar -- NASA GSFC APOD January 17, 2003: What is the solar neutrino problem? -- NASA GSFC Science Question of the Week January 12, 2003: Coronal activity may be buried alive in red giant stars -- Spaceflight Now January 7, 2003: Coronal activity may be 'buried alive' in red giant stars -- Eurekalert January 3, 2003: The Sun does the wave -- NASA GSFC December 30, 2002: A Sun pillar -- NASA GSFC APOD December 21, 2002: Solstice celebration -- NASA GSFC APOD December 13, 2002: The crown of the Sun -- NASA GSFC APOD December 6, 2002: Zimbabwe solar eclipse -- NASA GSFC APOD December 6, 2002: Sun is ok, says latest neutrino experiment -- Eurekalert December 3, 2002: Eclipse over Acacia -- NASA GSFC APOD November 14, 2002: NASA satellite flies high to monitor Sun's influence on ozone -- NASA GSFC November 10, 2002: A green flash from the Sun -- NASA GSFC APOD October 30, 2002: Sun puts on a show for fall -- NASA GSFC October 24, 2002: Rings around the Sun -- Science@NASA September 27, 2002: 'The Sun as Art' brings new light to SOHO images -- NASA GSFC August 16, 2002: 25 years later, Voyager mission keeps pushing the space envelope -- NASA JPL August 14, 2002: Starquakes reveal stellar secrets -- ESA July 17, 2002: The Sun: A great ball of iron? -- ScienceDaily July 16, 2002: Mysteries of the Sun -- SPACE.com May 21, 2002: Unusual views of the Sun -- ESA May 20, 2002: Solar eclipse June 10 over North America -- Space.com May 15, 2002: Hypervelocity winds rage in the Sun's atmosphere -- NASA GSFC May 10, 2002: Neutrino pioneer wins 2001 National Medal of Science -- Physics Web May 6, 2002: Lawyer claims to "own" the Sun -- SpaceDaily April 24, 2002: The solar neutrino problem has been closed -- Physics News Update April 23, 2002: When neutrinos change type, some must have mass -- UniSci April 22, 2002: Experiment confirms Sun theories -- BBC April 22, 2002: Solar neutrinos really do change -- Berkeley Lab April 11, 2002: Neutrinos from the Sun and from a factory described -- UniSci April 4, 2002: Scientists listen in on the Sun to reveal new insights into its fiery dynamo -- Eurekalert March 21, 2002: S is for Sun -- NASA GSFC APOD February 13, 2002: Hint of WIMPS in the Sun -- New Scientist January 29, 2002: Finding how many energetic neutrinos produced by Sun -- UniSci January 28, 2002: Yohkoh Sun-watching craft remains out of commission -- Spaceflight Now January 8, 2002: Sun is mostly iron, not hydrogen -- University of Missouri-Rolla January 7, 2002: Yohkoh spacecraft in safe mode -- spacetoday.net December 25, 2001: Two theorists never in doubt -- Physics Today December 21, 2001: Partial eclipse, cloudy day -- NASA GSFC APOD December 12, 2001: A chip off the Sun -- Science@NASA October 19, 2001: Physicists count subatomic particles released by the Sun -- Eurekalert September 29, 2001: The iron Sun -- NASA GSFC APOD September 10, 2001: Yohkoh mission celebrates a decade of solar discovery -- NASA GSFC September 7, 2001: Moon AND Sun -- NASA GSFC APOD July 3, 2001: Aphelion away! -- Science@NASA June 25, 2001: New solar-powered Hyperion robot stays in sync with the Sun -- NASA HQ June 22, 2001: Eclipse in African skies -- NASA GSFC APOD June 21, 2001: Diamond ring in the Sun -- NASA GSFC APOD June 21, 2001: Summer solstice marked at Stonehenge -- CNN.com June 20, 2001: Total eclipse of the active Sun -- NASA GSFC APOD May 17, 2001: Solar neutrino astronomy -- NASA GSFC APOD April 8, 2001: The big corona -- NASA GSFC APOD March 30, 2001: Equinox + 1 -- NASA GSFC APOD March 13, 2001: A Sun pillar -- NASA GSFC APOD February 21, 2001: Sun to illuminate inner sanctuary of pharaoh's temple -- National Geographic February 21, 2001: Solar heartbeat used to unravel star's mysteries -- NASA GSFC January 29, 2001: An airplane in front of the Sun -- NASA GSFC APOD January 20, 2001: Helios helium -- NASA GSFC APOD January 18, 2001: Eye damage from viewing eclipse less than expected -- UniSci December 15, 2000: Christmas eclipse -- Science@NASA December 11, 2000: Special Report: 2000 Christmas solar eclipse -- Space.com December 6, 2000: December Skylights - A Christmas gift from the heavens -- Discovery November 10, 2000: Successful "take-off" for the "youngest" European exhibition on the Sun -- ESA October 19, 2000: Chandra finds massive stars are more like our Sun -- Spaceflight Now October 14, 2000: The ecliptic plane -- NASA GSFC APOD September 28, 2000: Heating coronal loops -- NASA GSFC APOD September 27, 2000: Fire fountains may explain solar puzzle -- BBC News August 15, 2000: The solar spectrum -- NASA GSFC APOD August 15, 2000: Radio astronomers catch a glimpse of Sun's future -- Spaceflight Now August 9, 2000: A solar filament lifts off -- NASA GSFC APOD August 9, 2000: The Sun won't shine forever -- Discovery July 4, 2000: Sun shines as star of new IMAX film -- CNN.com June 30, 2000: Aphelion day -- Science@NASA June 21, 2000: Solstice celebration -- NASA GSFC APOD June 20, 2000: Solstice brings longest day, strange traditions -- CNN June 13, 2000: Bumps found on the Sun -- Spaceflight Now May 7, 2000: A green flash from the Sun -- NASA GSFC APOD March 21, 2000: ACRIMSAT finally begins measuring the Sun's energy -- Spaceflight Now March 9, 2000: Scientists 'look through' the Sun -- BBC News March 3, 2000: The Sun's show hots up -- BBC News March 2, 2000: Debating the Sun's role in global warming on Earth -- Spaceflight Now February 25, 2000: The comets of SOHO -- NASA GSFC APOD January 10, 2000: Brown sun bubbling -- NASA GSFC APOD December 27, 1999: Solar moss -- NASA GSFC APOD December 17, 1999: Moss on the Sun found by NASA's TRACE probe -- Spaceflight Now September 15, 1999: The big corona -- NASA GSFC APOD September 12, 1999: Stonehenge: Ancient monument to the Sun -- NASA GSFC APOD September 2, 1999: The Sun's sizzling corona -- NASA MSFC August 30, 1999: Looking back on an eclipsed Earth -- NASA GSFC APOD August 20, 1999: At the Sun's edge -- NASA GSFC APOD August 19, 1999: Light from the dark Sun -- NASA GSFC APOD August 18, 1999: Sun block -- NASA GSFC APOD August 17, 1999: A crescent sunrise -- NASA GSFC APOD August 13, 1999: Eclipse in the shade -- NASA GSFC APOD August 11, 1999: Millions watch century's last eclipse -- CNN August 11, 1999: Eclipse scientists in the swing -- BBC News August 11, 1999: Earth wonders at heaven's gift -- BBC News August 11, 1999: Eclipse '99 - NASA August 10, 1999: A total eclipse for Europe -- NASA GSFC APOD August 10, 1999: Scientists drawn to midday darkness near Transylvania -- NASA MSFC August 10, 1999: Don't forget the partial eclipse! -- NASA MSFC August 9, 1999: Solar maximum to boost eclipse -- CNN August 5, 1999: There goes the Sun -- NASA MSFC July 31, 1999: X-ray triple jet -- NASA GSFC APOD July 16, 1999: Solar surfin' -- NASA GSFC APOD July 3, 1999: Outta sight! A crafty peek at the Sun's back -- Science News Online June 15, 1999: The Sun oscillates -- NASA GSFC APOD June 1, 1999: Radio astronomers measure Sun's orbit around Milky Way -- Houston Chronicle April 28, 1999: A sundial for Mars -- NASA GSFC APOD April 21, 1999: Martian sundial designed for 2001 space mission is unveiled by Bill Nye "The Science Guy" -- Cornell University February 16, 1999: Australians witness 'ring of fire' eclipse -- CNN January 11, 1999: Perihelion Sun -- NASA GSFC APOD September 24, 1998: Archeological discovery sheds light on sun-worship ritual -- Discovery Channel ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Click on images above to
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