Solar prominences, explains NASA, are large, bright loops of plasma anchored to the Sun's surface in the photosphere — the visible surface of the Sun — that extend into the Sun's outer atmosphere.

Solar prominences, explains NASA, are large, bright loops of plasma anchored to the Sun's surface in the photosphere — the visible surface of the Sun — that extend into the Sun's outer atmosphere.

A NASA Solar Dynamics Observatory photo shows a solar prominence erupting from the surface of the sun in March, 2010. These prominences can be tens of times larger than Earth.

On Feb. 22, 2022, a gigantic solar prominence formed on the surface of the sun, blasting a large coronal mass ejection (CME) into space. Miguel Claro is a professional photographer, author and ...

During the total solar eclipse, skywatchers saw ruby-colored prominences sticking out of the moon's shadow. Here's the science of those red dots ...

Solar prominences flow along a magnetic field the sun generates and can last for several months. The prominences can extend into space as far out as 200,000 miles, nearly the distance between the ...

The April 8 total solar eclipse, showing a pronounced prominence at bottom. To observers on the ground, the prominences appeared as red dots along the perimeter of the eclipse. Image: paramsach ...

City-sized droplets and twisting streams of plasma have been picked up by incredibly detailed images of the sun’s corona, showing our star as we’ve never seen it before ...

The looped towers of pink plasma, each called a 'solar prominence,' are 10 times the length of Earth's diameter. Anchored to the Sun's surface, each one can last for months ...

Solar prominences are rare but could appear during a solar eclipse. Onlookers, with appropriate safety eyewear, might be able to spot the solar corona peeking out from behind the moon’s shadow.

The sun's most active phase, solar maximum, officially arrived in 2024, triggering some explosive solar storms and colorful ...