Space Weather Educational Resources

Image of the sun and earth in space with satellites.
How Does Space Weather Affect Us?
A bubbling, boiling substance called plasma How Does Space Weather Affect Us?
Images of the earth that are blue, yellow, green and orange.
What Does the Sun Look Like Up Close?
Light travels in waves What Does the Sun Look Like Up Close?
An image of the surface of mars.
How's the Weather on Other Planets?
Earth has dreadful weather How's the Weather on Other Planets?
Image of the sun in space.
What is the Solar Cycle?
Learn about solar cycles What is the Solar Cycle?
An aurora seen from space with a satellite.
What is an Aurora?
A colorful light show in the sky What is an Aurora?
Drawing of the sun wearing sunglasses; eyes on the sun.
Meet SWFO-L1: NOAA’s Eye on the Sun
Learn about this space weather satellite Meet SWFO-L1: NOAA’s Eye on the Sun
Blue, green, yelow, orange and red images of the sun next to each other.
What Was the Carrington Event?
It was a strange and stormy night What Was the Carrington Event?

Additional Activities

NOAA and NASA work closely together to forecast and warn about the impacts of space weather. Here are additional activities that will add to your space weather knowledge.