Solar Week

Lessons, games & activities about the Sun aimed at ages 9-14. During Solar Week, twice a year, ask scientists about the Sun! Ask here:

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If you were looking down at Earth from the International @Space_Station, you would notice that our planet is surrounded by a faint, multicolored glow. This airglow happens where Earth meets space.
https://t.co/awC1kzNRot

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Today, people in parts of the Northern Hemisphere saw a partial or annular solar eclipse! 🌙 Here are a few of our photos from the East Coast. https://t.co/4Q9RjQaePq #SolarEclipse

Did you see the eclipse? Show us your photos!

[Space Sciences Laboratory @ucbssl]

“This work was the very first use of the ICON tidal wind product. The product allowed Xinzhao’s team to calculate the flow of metal ions over Boulder. It’s a great example of how these tides seem to affect everything in space near Earth.” —Thomas Immel, PI of the ICON Mission.

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Check out this unusual sight on the sun!

[Jon Wallace @fj_wallace]

Odd sunspot group was detected 5/25/21-horseshoe shape but magnetic field was N/S not E/W. This image shows it on 5/26 in full disk and close-up B&W H-a and 'white light' sunspots. More detail at Spaceweather archive for 5/25. #NASASolarWeek

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Follow along with @NASA_Wallops for updates on tonight’s VIPER sounding rocket launch from Virginia. 🚀 https://t.co/23SVbqbJjn

Learn more about the ionosphere, the dynamic region VIPER will study. ⬇️

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Our solar system is filled with a sea of charged particles that flow out from the Sun, called the solar wind. To accompany Earth’s journey sailing this celestial ocean, some of our scientists banded together on a heliophysics sea shanty. 🌊⛵️ Sing along: https://t.co/YkjwCVrGou

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@fj_wallace Really cool!

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Isn't this stunning?

[Jon Wallace @fj_wallace]

ME 03/30/21-Animated GIF of the large Prominence seen in previous images over an hour. 80 final images, each created from 500 images. Windy so not all images are sharp. Note small proms on rt and lt. #NASASolarWeek

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#NASASolarWeek is over until next fall, but there were some great kids' questions answered by our scientists on the online bulletin board: https://t.co/h0XN5rxm8J

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Wow, Solar Week had a really dynamic panel discussion yesterday on diversity in science. The webinar was live, but you can watch it on YouTube: https://t.co/ElF1rqKdi6

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TODAY! Join Solar Week for a special screening of the NASA-funded short film Full Spectrum, followed by a discussion with several of the featured scientists. Register https://t.co/o9V0RIOO3C. All are welcome to attend & ask questions. Content suitable for middle school and up.

[euronews @euronews]

Château Pétrus: does a case of top-notch Bordeaux really taste different after being in Space? https://t.co/yQX7eD16H3

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@fj_wallace Thanks for the stunning photos!

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Join Solar Week Mar. 26th for a special screening of the NASA-funded short film Full Spectrum, followed by a discussion with several of the featured scientists. Register https://t.co/o9V0RIOO3C. All are welcome to attend & ask questions. Content suitable for middle school and up.

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Today is the #SpringEquinox in the Northern Hemisphere! The twice-yearly equinoxes mark the points in Earth’s orbit when the Sun shines directly on the equator with nearly equal lengths of day and night. Read more: https://t.co/g1hUp3UsGS

[Solar Week @SolarWeek]

#NASASolarWeek starts today - Mar 22! All week, four ways you or your classroom can ask a question of solar scientists during Solar Week: here on Twitter, on the Solar Week bulletin board at https://t.co/jPqa0V879w, or Answer Garden https://t.co/JeXGHTW0br, or message us.

[Jon Wallace @fj_wallace]

ME 03/21/21-Full Sun: Prominences (P)(plasma ejections) rt< 3 Active regs. 1w/sunspots(ss)(bright w/dark arcs) up rt edge, ctr &up lt; Filament(dark arc)ctr; blue 'Earth' scale. Close-up: 2 ss in H-a light;1w filament & spicules(SP)(fringe on edge)& 2 sm P&SP; #NASASolarWeek

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Gearing up for #NASASolarWeek next week!

[Jon Wallace @fj_wallace]

ME 03/16/21-Full Sun: Prominences (plasma ejections) lt & rt; 3 Active regs. 2 w/sunspots(ss)(bright w/dark arcs) up ctr, b rt & lt edge; Filament (dark arc) b ctr; blue 'Earth' scale. Close-up: upper ss in H-a light; nice Proms b&w #NASASolarWeek

[Jon Wallace @fj_wallace]

ME 022721-Solar radio astronomy chart showing flare - first I've been able to detect in years! Flare looks like 'shark fin'. 2 stations - NAA in ME; NAU in Puerto Rico. Note diff. day lengths. Solar Cycle 25 is going strong! #NASASolarWeek

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#NASASolarWeek starts two weeks from today - Mar 22! Four ways you or your classroom can ask a question of solar scientists during Solar Week: here on Twitter, on the Solar Week bulletin board at https://t.co/jPqa0V879w, or Answer Garden https://t.co/JeXGHTW0br, or message us.

[Jon Wallace @fj_wallace]

ME today-Full Sun: Prominences (P)(plasma ejections) lt & rt; Active regs. w/sunspots(ss)(bright w/dark arcs) low rt & ctr rt; Filament (dark arc) b rt; blue 'Earth' scale. Close-up: ss in H-a light rt & lt w spicules (fringe on edge)&P's; detuned ss rt (umbra,...) #NASASolarWeek

[Solar Week @SolarWeek]

Join Solar Week Mar. 26th for a special screening of the NASA-funded short film Full Spectrum, followed by a discussion with several of the featured scientists. Register https://t.co/o9V0RIOO3C. All are welcome to attend & ask questions. Content suitable for middle school and up.