July 12, 2011 13:47:54 UT - Mission Day: 5702 - DOY: 193
 
Mythbusters goes to the Sun

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Mythbusters goes to the Sun

In an even reminiscent of some of the Discovery Channel Mythbusters' most spectacular explosions, the Sun on June 7, 2011, starting at about 06:41 UT unleashed one of the most spectacular prominence eruptions ever observed...

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Comet Death Observed for First Time (July 8, 2011)

As SOHO observed with its two coronagraphs for about a day (July 5-6, 2011), an icy comet flew in from behind the Sun and met its end...

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JHelioviewer: A new way of looking at the Sun

JHelioviewer is new visualization software that enables everyone, anywhere to explore the Sun...

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