National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Goddard Space Flight Center
Sun-Earth Day 2009: Our Sun Yours to Discover
VIDEO GALLERY
- Introduction to the STEREO Mission
- When the Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory (STEREO) launches in Summer 2006, scientists expect to gain a better understanding of solar storms and improve warning times for everyone from satellite operators to astronauts.
- "Blackout: The Sun-Earth Connection" (Part 1 of 4)
- "Blackout" takes you on a journey from the Sun to the Earth as eruptions known as solar storms travel to Earth and effect our lives in ways we still don't completely understand. 3-D animations bring to life the journey, through 150 million kilometers of space, of these outbursts of "space weather". Part 1: Our Active Sun
- "Blackout: The Sun-Earth Connection" (Part 2 of 4)
- Part 2: Solar Storms and Power Systems
- "Blackout: The Sun-Earth Connection" (Part 3 of 4)
- Part 3: The Solar Wind and the Earth
- "Blackout: The Sun-Earth Connection" (Part 4 of 4)
- Part 4: When Solar Plasma Distorts Earth's Magnetic Field
NASA Fact
Solar flares can sometimes heat the solar surface to temperatures of 80 million °F - far hotter that the sun's core!