TED-Ed
The woman who stared at the sun | Alex Gendler
In 1944, amateur astronomer Hisako Koyama's latest endeavor was sketching the sun's shifting surface. She spent weeks angling her telescope towards the sun and tracking every change she saw with drawings. Little did she know, these...
Curated Video
Sunspot
Short-lived dark spots on the surface of the Sun. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual definitions. Twig Science Glossary Films reinforce abstract...
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Animation of sunpot migration over a 11 year solar cycle and indicates the features causing total solar irradiance variability. Credit NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Conceptual Image Lab
Animation of sunpot migration over a 11 year solar cycle and indicates the features causing total solar irradiance variability. Credit NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Conceptual Image Lab
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Massive Solar Storms
Watch and find out how NASA used two satellites orbiting the sun to capture amazing information about solar storms. You'll learn how these satellites were used and what they are able to tell us about our sun. This is an interesting clip!