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    Jul 18, 2025
    Hey @NASASun fans – this account is moving! 🚛 Going forward, all solar activity reports and alerts will come from the new @NASASpaceAlerts account, where we'll share breaking news about solar activity as well as asteroids, meteors, comets, and noteworthy happenings in our local
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    Jan 6, 2023
    The Sun emitted a strong solar flare on Jan 5, 2023, peaking at 7:57 p.m. ET. NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured an image of the event, which was classified as X-class. bit.ly/3IsPJsW
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    Feb 9, 2022
    Parker’s new images of Venus are the first of many more to come from the DAVINCI, VERITAS, and EnVision missions. Join us tomorrow, on Feb. 10 at 11am ET / 4pm GMT, for a live @TwitterSpaces discussion about the future of Venus research: x.com/i/spaces/1gqxv… #VisionsOfVenus
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    Jun 20, 2023
    The Sun emitted a strong solar flare on June 20, 2023, peaking at 1:09 ET. NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured an image of the event, which was classified as X1.0. go.nasa.gov/3qSaNT7
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    Oct 26, 2022
    Say cheese! 📸 Today, NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory caught the Sun "smiling." Seen in ultraviolet light, these dark patches on the Sun are known as coronal holes and are regions where fast solar wind gushes out into space.
    Satellite imagery from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory shows the Sun in ultraviolet light colorized in light brown. Dark patches on the Sun's surface are in the shape of a smile.
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    Sep 1, 2022
    Flare.
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    Aug 21, 2017
    uh, EXCUSE me?!? #solareclipse2017
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    @NASAMoon
    Aug 21, 2017
    HA HA HA I’ve blocked the Sun! Make way for the Moon. #SolarEclipse2017
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    Jun 10, 2021
    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. flickr.com/photos/nasahqp… #SolarEclipse Did you see the eclipse? Show us your photos!
    The Sun is about half-covered by the Moon as it rises above a lighthouse and water
    A partial solar eclipse is seen as the Sun rises behind the Delaware Breakwater Lighthouse
    A partial solar eclipse is seen duing sunrise behind the US Capitol
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    Jan 9, 2023
    The Sun emitted a strong solar flare on Jan. 9, 2023, peaking at 1:50pm ET. NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured imagery of the event, which was classified as X1.9. go.nasa.gov/3IBxH8e
    A red, gold, yellow, white, and black Sun on a black background. On the left, there is a white and yellow "X" coming off of the Sun. That is the solar flare. To the right of the X is a splotch of white and yellow. The rest of the Sun is a mix of black and red.
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    Oct 14, 2023
    Wow @NASAMoon – after all this time, you finally put a ring on it! 🥰
    The annular eclipse. Against a black background, there is a thin ring of light orange (the Sun) around a black circle (the Moon). There is the NASA insignia in the top right corner, a countdown clock on the top left showing 1 min 13 seconds, and Live Albuquerque, NM on the bottom left.
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    Jul 16, 2020
    #SolarOrbiter has made its first close pass by the Sun, studying our star and space with a comprehensive suite of instruments — and the data is already revealing previously unseen details. This is #TheSunUpClose. go.nasa.gov/3fB355k
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    Jan 20, 2022
    The Sun emitted a significant solar flare early this morning, peaking at 1:01 a.m. ET. NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured an image of the event, which was classified as M5.5. go.nasa.gov/3GPiqNg
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    Nov 11, 2019
    Mercury transits are relatively rare — the next one isn't until 2032! Watch Mercury make its trek across the Sun today at mercurytransit.gsfc.nasa.gov 🛰⚫️☀️
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