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Close-up View of an Active Region of the Sun, March 23, 2007 (Anaglyph)

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  • This image is from an animation that chronicles the travels of NASA's Deep Impact spacecraft, from its launch in January of 2005 to its dramatic impact 172 days later with comet Tempel 1.
    This image is from an animation that chronicles the travels of NASA's Deep Impact spacecraft, from its launch in January of 2005 to its dramatic impact 172 days later with comet Tempel 1.

    The Road to Tempel (Artist's Concept)
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    The structure of the Sun's corona shows well in this image from NASA's Solar TErrestrial RElations Observatory (STEREO)
    The structure of the Sun's corona shows well in this image from NASA's Solar TErrestrial RElations Observatory (STEREO)

    Full Disk Image of the Sun, March 26, 2007
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    This composite image combines NASA's Extreme Ultravoilet Imaging Telescope images from three wavelengths into one that reveals solar features unique to each wavelength.
    This composite image combines NASA's Extreme Ultravoilet Imaging Telescope images from three wavelengths into one that reveals solar features unique to each wavelength.

    Color Composite of Solar Features
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    NASA's Extreme Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope aboard ESA's SOHO spacecraft took this image of a huge, handle-shaped prominence in 1999. Prominences are huge clouds of relatively cool dense plasma suspended in the Sun's hot, thin corona.
    NASA's Extreme Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope aboard ESA's SOHO spacecraft took this image of a huge, handle-shaped prominence in 1999. Prominences are huge clouds of relatively cool dense plasma suspended in the Sun's hot, thin corona.

    Handle-shaped Prominence
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    NASA's Solar TErrestrial RElations Observatory (STEREO) satellites have provided the first three-dimensional images of the Sun. The structure of the corona shows well in this image.
    NASA's Solar TErrestrial RElations Observatory (STEREO) satellites have provided the first three-dimensional images of the Sun. The structure of the corona shows well in this image.

    Full Disk Image of the Sun, March 26, 2007 (Anaglyph)
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  • The structure of the Sun's corona shows well in this image from NASA's Solar TErrestrial RElations Observatory (STEREO) satellite.
    The structure of the Sun's corona shows well in this image from NASA's Solar TErrestrial RElations Observatory (STEREO) satellite.

    Close-up View of an Active Region of the Sun, March 23, 2007
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    This view from NASA's Solar TErrestrial RElations Observatory satellite will aid scientists' ability to understand solar physics to improve space weather forecasting.
    This view from NASA's Solar TErrestrial RElations Observatory satellite will aid scientists' ability to understand solar physics to improve space weather forecasting.

    Closer View of the Equatorial Region of the Sun, March 24, 2007
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    NASA's Solar TErrestrial RElations Observatory satellites have provided the first 3-dimensional images of the Sun. This view will aid scientists' ability to understand solar physics to improve space weather forecasting. .
    NASA's Solar TErrestrial RElations Observatory satellites have provided the first 3-dimensional images of the Sun. This view will aid scientists' ability to understand solar physics to improve space weather forecasting. .

    Close-up View of an Active Region of the Sun, March 23, 2007 (Anaglyph)
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    This artist's concept shows the different expected directions of the magnetic fields in interstellar space (black lines) and the magnetic field emanating from our sun (white lines) as NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft travels northward out of the heliosphere.
    This artist's concept shows the different expected directions of the magnetic fields in interstellar space (black lines) and the magnetic field emanating from our sun (white lines) as NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft travels northward out of the heliosphere.

    Solar and Interstellar Magnetic Fields
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    NASA's Solar TErrestrial RElations Observatory satellites have provided the first 3-dimensional images of the Sun. This view will aid scientists' ability to understand solar physics to improve space weather forecasting.
    NASA's Solar TErrestrial RElations Observatory satellites have provided the first 3-dimensional images of the Sun. This view will aid scientists' ability to understand solar physics to improve space weather forecasting.

    Closer View of the Equatorial Region of the Sun, March 24, 2007 (Anaglyph)
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  • The structure of the Sun's corona shows well in this image from NASA's Solar TErrestrial RElations Observatory (STEREO) satellite.
    This artist's concept shows how NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft is bathed in solar wind from the southern hemisphere flowing northward. This phenomenon creates a layer of giant bubble of solar ions just inside the outer boundary of the heliosphere.

    The Sun's Southern Wind Flows Northward
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    This panel illustrates the transit of the martian moon Phobos across the Sun. It is made up of images taken by NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity.
    This panel illustrates the transit of the martian moon Phobos across the Sun. It is made up of images taken by NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity.

    Martian Moon Eclipses Sun, in Stages
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    NASA's Solar TErrestrial RElations Observatory satellites have provided the first 3-dimensional images of the Sun. This view will aid scientists' ability to understand solar physics to improve space weather forecasting.
    NASA's Solar TErrestrial RElations Observatory satellites have provided the first 3-dimensional images of the Sun. This view will aid scientists' ability to understand solar physics to improve space weather forecasting.

    North Pole of the Sun, March 20, 2007 (Anaglyph)
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    This graphic shows the different streams of charged particles inside the bubble around our sun and outside, in the unexplored territory of interstellar space. The heliosheath, where NASA's two Voyager spacecraft are now traveling, is shown in red.
    This graphic shows the different streams of charged particles inside the bubble around our sun and outside, in the unexplored territory of interstellar space. The heliosheath, where NASA's two Voyager spacecraft are now traveling, is shown in red.

    Streams of Charged Particles
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    This view from NASA's Solar TErrestrial RElations Observatory satellite will aid scientists' ability to understand solar physics to improve space weather forecasting.
    This view from NASA's Solar TErrestrial RElations Observatory satellite will aid scientists' ability to understand solar physics to improve space weather forecasting.

    North Pole of the Sun, March 20, 2007
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  • The structure of the Sun's corona shows well in this image from NASA's Solar TErrestrial RElations Observatory (STEREO) satellite.
    Data from NASA's Cassini spacecraft have enabled scientists to create this map of the heliosphere, the bubble of charged particles around our sun. Charged particles stream out from our sun in a phenomenon known as solar wind.

    Mapping the Heliosphere
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    This image from a set of animations show NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft exploring a new region in our solar system called the 'magnetic highway'.
    This image from a set of animations show NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft exploring a new region in our solar system called the 'magnetic highway'.

    Voyager 1 Explores the 'Magnetic Highway'
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    The sun descends to the Martian horizon and sets in this image from the panoramic camera (Pancam) on NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity. A movie is available at the Photojournal.
    The sun descends to the Martian horizon and sets in this image from the panoramic camera (Pancam) on NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity. A movie is available at the Photojournal.

    Sunset Watched by Opportunity, November 2010
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    An artist's concept illustrates the positions of the Voyager spacecraft in relation to structures formed around our Sun by the solar wind.
    An artist's concept illustrates the positions of the Voyager spacecraft in relation to structures formed around our Sun by the solar wind.

    Voyager Approaches Final Frontier
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    The larger of the two moons of Mars, Phobos, passes in front of the Sun's face in this image from NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity. A movie is available at the Photojournal.
    The larger of the two moons of Mars, Phobos, passes in front of the Sun's face in this image from NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity. A movie is available at the Photojournal.

    Phobos Passes in Front of Sun's Face, Nov. 9, 2010
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