The 94 angstroms channel allows the study of solar flares, measuring temperatures around 6 million Kelvin. The 171 angstroms channel is very good at showing coronal loops. The 193 and 335 angstroms channels highlight the outer atmosphere of the Sun, the corona. The 304 angstroms channel shows the areas where the plasma has a high density.
Credit: NASA/SDO
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After a successful mission to the International Space Station, Dragon splashed down in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California.
Credit: NASA
Images of the corona taken in the extreme ultraviolet. The structures appear enhanced due to additional processing.
Credit: NASA SDO
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A virtual flyover of Vesta. The topography seen in the movie was created using the mission data sent home by Dawn.
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA
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ESA\’s Proba-2 observed the solar eclipse on the evening of May 20, 2012. Proba-2 passed through the Moon\’s shadow four times.
Credit: ESA
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