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September 5th, 2025 03:50:00 EDT -0400 A galaxy with lots to see
A galaxy with lots to see
September 4th, 2025 09:56:00 EDT -0400 Copernicus Sentinel-1D ready for transport
Copernicus Sentinel-1D ready for transport
September 4th, 2025 05:49:00 EDT -0400 Second MTG-Imager undergoes thermal vacuum testing
Second MTG-Imager undergoes thermal vacuum testing
September 4th, 2025 10:00:00 EDT -0400 Glittering glimpse of star birth
Webb image of a glittering glimpse of star birth
September 3rd, 2025 04:00:00 EDT -0400 A robotic real-time strategy game in space
NASA astronaut Jonny Kim operates European robots from the International Space Station
September 2nd, 2025 04:00:00 EDT -0400 First glimpse of MetOp-SG-A1 Microwave Sounder data
First glimpse of MetOp-SG-A1 Microwave Sounder data
September 1st, 2025 03:00:00 EDT -0400 Coronal mass ejection seen by Metis

Solar Orbiter observed this coronal mass ejection (CME) on 19 November 2022.

A CME is a vast eruption of billions of tonnes of plasma and accompanying magnetic fields from the Sun’s outer atmosphere.

The Metis instrument images the Sun’s outer atmosphere by artificially covering its bright disc, similar to what happens during a total solar eclipse. In this movie, the Sun’s size and position is depicted by the white circle.

This CME was associated with a swell of energetic electrons, also picked up by Solar Orbiter. Read more about how Solar Orbiter traced these superfast electrons back to CMEs on the Sun.

The new research is published today in Astronomy & Astrophysics, as part of a public catalogue of Solar Energetic Electron events observed by Solar Orbiter.

 

[Image description: The image shows a circular, reddish-brown pattern radiating outward from a dark central circle. The outer ring is filled with streaks and bursts of light, resembling solar rays or an explosion. The center is black with two thin concentric circles, and the bottom of the image displays the date and time 19 Nov 2022, 13:44. The image shows the Sun's outer atmosphere, with a coronal mass ejection bursting from the top right of the Sun.]

August 29th, 2025 09:58:00 EDT -0400 Webb observations of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS
Webb observations of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS
August 29th, 2025 04:11:00 EDT -0400 Taking a third look
Taking a third look
August 29th, 2025 04:00:00 EDT -0400 Webb's view of planet-forming disc IRAS 04302+2247
Webb's view of planet-forming disc IRAS 04302+2247
August 29th, 2025 04:00:00 EDT -0400 Webb zooms in on a dusty disc
Webb zooms in on a dusty disc
August 27th, 2025 09:18:00 EDT -0400 Algae bloom chlorophyll South Australia
This Copernicus Sentinel-3 image shows high concentrations of chlorophyll in yellow-green along the coastline of South Australia, near Adelaide. Chlorophyll-a is a key indicator of the presence of algae in the ocean.
August 27th, 2025 04:17:00 EDT -0400 The Ground Laser Transmitter at the Kryoneri Observatory
The Ground Laser Transmitter at the Kryoneri Observatory
August 22nd, 2025 03:54:00 EDT -0400 Noteworthy nearby spiral
Noteworthy nearby spiral
August 20th, 2025 07:40:00 EDT -0400 Iberian fires August 2025
Iberian fires August 2025