NASA
NASA | Alex Young Discusses Sunspots
NASA Scientist Alex Young discusses recent sunspot activity during Live Shot. This is a Canned Interview.
NASA
Two Weeks in the Life of a Sunspot
On July 5, 2017, NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory watched AR26665, an active region -- an area of intense and complex magnetic fields -- rotate into view on the sun. The satellite continued to track the region as it grew and eventually...
NASA
NASA | Solar Cycle
The number of sunspots increases and decreases over time in a regular, approximately 11-year cycle, called the sunspot cycle. The exact length of the cycle can vary. It has been as short as eight years and as long as fourteen, but the...
TMW Media
The Powerhouse Sun: Surface activity of the sun
What is known about sunspots? How does the sun and the magnetic field affect each other? The Powerhouse Sun, Part 2
Science360
When Nature Strikes - Space Weather
Space weather has the potential to wreak havoc on everything from satellite communications to electric power. Sarah Gibson at the National Center for Atmospheric Research is studying the behavior of the sun to help warn against a serious...
Apalapse
The Science Behind the Aurora
Learn about the science behind nature's most spectacular light show. Caused by the sun, solar wind interacts with Earth's magnetic shield and reacts with gas molecules creating the visible aurora.
Curated Video
Preview ahead of Sunday's total eclipse of the sun
1. GRAPHIC animation illustrating Moon passing between Sun and Earth, generating eclipse ++MUTE++
2. GRAPHIC animation illustrating shadow cast by Moon on surface of Earth ++MUTE++
Greenbelt, Maryland - 9 July 2010
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Crash Course
Medieval China: Crash Course History of Science #8
Medieval Chinese scientists were the masters of invention! Explore the wonders of the Far East through the eighth installment in a 15-part History of Science series. The resource covers contributions to science and technology by dynasty,...
PBS
Solar Wind and Storms
Does the very thing that is responsible for life on Earth also have a dark side? Space scientists differentiate between sunspots, solar flares, and CMEs in an enlightening activity. The lesson, one of several in a unit presented by NOVA,...
PBS
The Dynamic Sun
Sunspots, solar flares, coronal mass ejections ... why is the sun so stirred up? Scholars watch animations of the interaction between moving plasma and magnetic fields and discuss the sun's behavior. The activity, part of NOVA's sun...
Crash Course
The Sun
Our future literally depends on the sun. The video introduces the sun as a star. It explains the plasma magnetic fields, sunspots, solar flares, coronal mass ejections, and more. It concludes with how we rely on the sun, how we protect...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Galileo: Sunspots
This video segment adapted from NOVA shows how Galileo used his telescope to carefully observe and study sunspots.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Crash Course Astronomy: The Sun
Phil takes us for a closer look at the two-octillion-ton star that rules our solar system. We look at the sun's core, plasma, magnetic fields, sunspots, solar flares, coronal mass ejections, and what all of that means for our planet....
Crash Course
Crash Course Astronomy #10: The Sun
Take a closer look at the two-octillion ton star that rules the solar system. Also, look at the sun's core, plasma, magnetic fields, sunspots, solar flares, coronal mass ejections, and what all of that means for Earth.
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Solar Spotting
Scientists have used the Swedish Solar Telescope to study the stringy perimeter of sunspots, the penumbra, to learn how it forms. Aired June 3, 2011. [2:32]
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Probing the Sun"s Spots
High resolution images from the Swedish Solar Telescope gives scientists a new view of a sunspot's penumbra.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: The Sun in Motion
Watch activity on the sun that is not visible to the human eye. NASA captured this video using ultraviolet light. Background information is provided for the teacher along with detailed teaching tips and ideas. [1:55]
National Science Foundation
National Science Foundation: Science in Motion: Stormy Weather on the Sun?
A look at potential problems that could develop during a cycle of strong sunspot activity. [57]