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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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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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First 3-D Vews of the Sun
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First 3-D Vews of the Sun

Published Apr 25, 2007

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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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Sunspots at Solar Maximum and Minimum
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Sunspots at Solar Maximum and Minimum

Our Sun experienced fewer sunspots in 2008 than it had since the 1957 launch of Sputnik. As of Sun-Earth Day on March 20, 2009, the Sun was continuing its quiet pattern.

Published Mar 20, 2009

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Solar Flare Aimed at Earth
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Solar Flare Aimed at Earth

Published Jun 8, 2000

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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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