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Learn why there is not a solar eclipse every month
Learn why there is not a solar eclipse every month
A brief overview of why solar eclipses are relatively uncommon events.
GSFC/NASA
Learn why there is not a solar eclipse every month
Learn five facts about the astronomical phenomenon that occurs when the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth
Study the magnetic fields in a sunspot pair as observed by the Helioseismic Magnetic Imager, March 29, 2010
See how Earth's constant axial tilt and yearly revolution around the Sun cause seasons
Zoom out from Earth's solar system to the Milky Way Galaxy, the Local Group, and beyond
Learn how solar flares can affect satellites, rockets, telecommunications systems and activity on the surface of the Earth
Understand the spatial relationships between the Sun, the Moon, and Earth during eclipses
Observe the 2012 transit of Venus across the sun captured as seen by the Solar Dynamics Observatory
Observe a close-up of a rotating sunspot
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