Latest Images/Movies of the Sun from the SOHO Satellite Can you see a flare or coronal mass ejection? Latest Images of the Sun from the Yohkoh Satellite Can you see an active region, a flare, or a coronal hole? X Rays from the Sun, measured by NOAA Space Environment Center Has the Sun exploded with any flares? Latest Image of the Sun, as Seen from the Ground Where are the Sunspots? Have any filaments/prominences disappeared? Big Bear Solar Observatory National Solar Observatory -- Sacramento Peak Mauna Loa Solar Observatory -- High Altitude Observatory

What's Happening to the Solar Wind and Interplanetary Space?

Solar Wind Data from NASA's ACE Spacecraft
How hard is the wind blowing, and in what direction (magnetic)?

Solar Protons, measured by NOAA Space Environment Center
Are energetic particles from the Sun hitting our atmosphere?

Where is the Aurora?

Latest Image of the Aurora from VIS on NASA's Polar Spacecraft What does the aurora look like from space ? Is it active? Predicted location of the Aurora from Canadian Space Agency Can you see the aurora tonight? Auroral Activity as Measured by NOAA POES Aurora Prediction from University of Alaska-Fairbanks

What's Happening in the Atmosphere and at Earth's Surface?

Disturbance Storm Time Index from University of Kyoto (Japan)
Is a magnetic storm in progress?

Planetary KP Index from NOAA Space Environment Center
How extreme is the magnetic storm activity around Earth?

Where Can I Learn More About Following the Sun?

Read more about Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs)

Student Activity -- Tracking CMEs

Learn About Storms from the Sun

The Official U.S. Space Weather Forecast from NOAA