Blue-Flame Plasma on the Face of the Sun

From NASA’s Scientific Visualization Studio. This video takes images from the Solar Dynamics Observatory and applies additional processing to enhance the structures that are visible. The result is a beautiful, [...]

The Great Solar Mag Flip

From NASA Heliophysics. 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. [...]

Pulsar Enigma Discovered

From NASA Astrophysics. Hidden deep within a group of ancient stars, there lurks a young and powerful enigma. This is NGC 6624, a globular cluster near our galaxy’s center thought [...]

Mysteries of a Dark Universe – PREVIEW

In 1080p, coming soon to COSMIC JOURNEYS. The scientists who made the discovery of dark energy and the accelerating universe were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics. The discovery turned [...]

Unexplained Gamma-Ray Pulsar

From NASA Astrophysics and Goddard Space Flight Center. In December 2010, a pair of mismatched stars in the southern constellation Crux whisked past each other at a distance closer than [...]