A Big Hole in the Sun’s Atmosphere

Dec. 6, 2018:  A large hole in the sun’s atmosphere is facing Earth and spewing a stream of solar wind in our direction. NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory is monitoring the structure, shown here in a false-color UV image taken on Dec. 6th: The hole (technical term: “coronal hole”) is so large it almost completely bisects … Continue reading A Big Hole in the Sun’s Atmosphere