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 ...

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.

Solar prominences tend to stretch tens of thousands of miles into space. However, the biggest eruptions can be far larger. According to Universe Today, a prominence recorded in August 2012 was ...

The impressive footage was captured by Mark Johnston from his backyard in Scottsdale, Arizona. Credit: Mark Johnston Music: A ...

NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory spotted a solar prominence on the sun that looks like the extraterrestrial from the sci-fi movie "Alien." ...

1-million-mile solar filament and M-class solar flare spotted separately on sun's surface; ... they’re actually the same thing as the bright solar prominences that arch out from the sun’s edge.) ...

That was taken by the Solar Dynamics Observatory at about 17:50 UT, or just an hour or so ago as I post this. Wow! That prominence must be nearly a million kilometers across!

NASA has captured stunning views of spectacular “prominence eruptions” blasting off the surface of our nearest star, the Sun.

A large solar prominence was captured by an astrophotographer that showed the sun spewing a giant cloud of plasma into space, according to a report published Monday. The video, captured by ...

The sun had a massive solar prominence last week that was captured on camera by an orbiting NASA spacecraft. The first solar prominence occurred at 1 AM EST with a second occurring four hours later.

A new video that cobbles together footage from a NASA solar observatory shows a brewing eruption on the sun that bears resemblance to the iconic extraterrestrial from director Ridley Scott's sci ...

Holy cow, thanks to Emily Lakdwalla and mars_stu, here is a freaking enormous loop of plasma arcing off the surface of the Sun: [Click to enfilamenate.] That was taken by the Solar Dynamics ...