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  1. Sunspots and Solar Flares - NASA Space Place

    Sep 25, 2025 · If a solar flare is very intense, the radiation it releases can interfere with our radio communications here on Earth. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this imagery of …

  2. What Is the Solar Cycle? | NASA Space Place – NASA Science for Kids

    Sep 25, 2025 · Giant eruptions on the Sun, such as solar flares and coronal mass ejections, also increase during the solar cycle. These eruptions send powerful bursts of energy and material …

  3. What Is Space Weather? | NASA Space Place – NASA Science for Kids

    Sep 25, 2025 · Solar storms happen suddenly, and their effects can reach Earth within minutes. But scientists do make predictions about when solar storms are likely to occur and how strong …

  4. What Is the Sun's Corona? - NASA Space Place

    Sep 25, 2025 · The mission discovered packets of very hot material called "heat bombs" that travel from the Sun into the corona. In the corona, the heat bombs explode and release their …

  5. Solar Activity | NASA Space Place – NASA Science for Kids

    Sep 25, 2025 · Solar Activity Sunspots and Solar Flares explore What Is the Solar Cycle? explore

  6. All About the Sun | NASA Space Place – NASA Science for Kids

    Sep 25, 2025 · This image captured by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory on June 20, 2013, shows the bright light of a solar flare on the left side of the Sun. Credit: NASA/SDO

  7. Sunspots and Solar Flares | NASA Space Place – NASA Science for …

    Sep 25, 2025 · Si una fulguración solar es muy intensa, la radiación que libera puede interferir con nuestras comunicaciones de radio aquí en la Tierra. El Observatorio de Dinámica Solar …

  8. How Is the Sun Completely Blocked in an Eclipse? - NASA Space …

    Mar 29, 2024 · The Sun is completely blocked in a solar eclipse because the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun. Even though the Moon is much smaller than the Sun, because it …

  9. Lunar Eclipses and Solar Eclipses - NASA Space Place

    Apr 8, 2024 · An eclipse happens when a planet or a moon gets in the way of the Sun’s light. Here on Earth, we can experience two kinds of eclipses: solar eclipses and lunar eclipses.

  10. Where Does the Sun's Energy Come From? - NASA Space Place

    Aug 29, 2022 · Where does the Sun's energy come from? The Sun's heat influences the environments of all the planets, dwarf planets, moons, asteroids, and comets in our solar system.