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A NASA photographer captured the ISS as it passed directly between the Sun and Earth.
Published Jun 27, 2020
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
Fifteen years ago this month, the European Space Agency and NASA launched SOHO, a satellite that fundamentally changed our understanding of the Sun and how it affects our planet.
Published Dec 7, 2010
NASA's newest sun-monitoring mission captures a detailed view of a prominence erupting on March 30, 2010.
Published Apr 22, 2010
A famous captain once spied the passage of a planet between Sun and Earth. You can, too.
Published Jun 3, 2012
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
Astronauts captured this unusual view of a Perseid meteor descending into Earth's atmosphere in August 2011.
Published Aug 17, 2011
