NASA Logo, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Sun-Earth Day 2008: Space Weather Around the World

Sun-Earth Day 2008: Space Weather Around the World

IMAGE GALLERY

Eclipse 1980 - solar max again (Credit: High Altitude Observatory/ National Center for Atmospheric Research)

Eclipse 1980 - solar max again (Credit: High Altitude Observatory/ National Center for Atmospheric Research)

Space Weather Fact

Between May 10-12, 1999, the solar wind nearly vanished, causing Earth's magnetosphere to expand in volume by over 100 times!

NASA Logo - nasa.gov