NASAAug 20, 2025
NASA, IBM’s ‘Hot’ New AI Model Unlocks Secrets of Sun https://science.nasa.gov/science-research/artificial-intelligence-model-heliophysics/ #NASA #ArtificialIntelligenceAI #Heliophysics #ScienceResearch #SolarDynamicsObservatorySDO #TheSun #TheSunSolarPhysics
NASA, IBM’s ‘Hot’ New AI Model Unlocks Secrets of Sun

Editor's Note: This article was updated Aug. 20, 2025, to correct the number of years of training data used and the model accuracy. The original article said

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NASANov 21, 2024
Ready, Set, Action! Our Sun is the Star in Dazzling Simulation https://www.nasa.gov/general/ready-set-action-our-sun-is-the-star-in-dazzling-simulation/ #NASA #General #AmesResearchCenter #Heliophysics #SolarDynamicsObservatorySDO #Sunspots #TheSun
Ready, Set, Action! Our Sun is the Star in Dazzling Simulation - NASA

NASA supercomputers are shedding light on what causes some of the Sun’s most complex behaviors. Using data from the suite of active Sun-watching

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NASASep 24, 2024
NASA Awards Contract Extension for Solar Science Instrument https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-awards-contract-extension-for-solar-science-instrument/ #NASA #GoddardSpaceFlightCenter #SolarDynamicsObservatorySDO
NASA Awards Contract Extension for Solar Science Instrument - NASA

NASA has awarded a contract extension to Stanford University, California, to continue the mission and services for the Helioseismic and Magnetic Imager (HMI) instrument on the agency’s Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO).

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NASAMay 2, 2024
2024 Total Solar Eclipse: Prediction vs. Reality https://science.nasa.gov/image-article/2024-total-solar-eclipse-prediction-vs-reality/ #NASA #2024SolarEclipse #AmesResearchCenter #Eclipses #GoddardSpaceFlightCenter #Heliophysics #Modeling #ScienceResearch #Skywatching #SolarDynamicsObservatorySDO #SolarEclipses
2024 Total Solar Eclipse: Prediction vs. Reality - NASA Science

Before a total solar eclipse crossed North America on April 8, 2024, scientists at Predictive Science Inc. of San Diego aimed to foresee what the Sun’s outer atmosphere, the corona, would look like during totality. The predictions help researchers understand the accuracy of their models of the Sun’s corona, which extends along its magnetic field. […]

NASAApr 4, 2024
How NASA’s Roman Telescope Will Measure Ages of Stars https://www.nasa.gov/missions/roman-space-telescope/how-nasas-roman-telescope-will-measure-ages-of-stars/ #NASA #NancyGraceRomanSpaceTelescope #GalaxiesStarsBlackHoles #GoddardSpaceFlightCenter #Heliophysics #Missions #ScienceResearch #SolarDynamicsObservatorySDO #Stars #Sunspots #TESSTransitingExoplanetSurveySatellite #TheSolarSystem
How NASA's Roman Telescope Will Measure Ages of Stars - NASA

Guessing your age might be a popular carnival game, but for astronomers it’s a real challenge to determine the ages of stars. Once a star like our Sun has

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NASAApr 2, 2024
Scientists Use NASA Data to Predict Solar Corona Before Eclipse https://science.nasa.gov/solar-system/skywatching/scientists-use-nasa-data-to-predict-solar-corona-before-eclipse/ #NASA #2024SolarEclipse #Eclipses #Heliophysics #Skywatching #SolarDynamicsObservatorySDO #SolarEclipses #SpaceWeather #TheSun
Scientists Use NASA Data to Predict Solar Corona Before Eclipse

Our Sun, like many stars, is adorned with a crown. It’s called a corona (Latin for “crown” or “wreath”) and consists of long, thread-like strands of plasma billowing out from the Sun’s surface. The powerful magnetic field of the Sun defines these strands, causing them to ripple and evolve their structures constantly. The strands are […]