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Far Side of the Sun
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Far Side of the Sun

For the first time in history, the world has a full view of the far side of the Sun and of the entire 360-degree sphere at once.

Published Feb 17, 2011

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Sun-Earth Selfie
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Sun-Earth Selfie

The STEREO A spacecraft looked back from the far side of the Sun to capture an image of Earth and Mercury.

Published Feb 10, 2015

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A Different View of Home
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A Different View of Home

NASA’s STEREO-B spacecraft observed Comet PanSTARRS and Earth from the far side of the Sun in March 2013.

Published Mar 31, 2013

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Prominent View
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Prominent View

NASA’s twin STEREO spacecraft spy a solar prominence from two angles.

Published Nov 21, 2012

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Massive Flare Erupts on Sun
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Massive Flare Erupts on Sun

Published Nov 6, 2003

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Solar Flare and Coronal Mass Ejection
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Solar Flare and Coronal Mass Ejection

This ultraviolet image, captured by NASA’s Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory (STEREO) Ahead spacecraft on February 12, 2010, shows solar storms brewing in two active areas of the Sun.

Published Mar 20, 2010

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Coronal Mass Ejection in late January 2010
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Coronal Mass Ejection in late January 2010

Fiery arcs rise above an active region on the surface of the Sun in this pair of images of a coronal mass ejection on January 27, 2010.

Published Feb 13, 2010

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Viewing the Transit of Venus from Space
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Viewing the Transit of Venus from Space

For the first time in history, and the last time for a century, astronauts captured images of the planetary transit as viewed from orbit.

Published Jun 7, 2012

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