We trace the evolution of research on extreme solar and solar-terrestrial events from the
1859 Carrington event to the rapid development of the last twenty years. Our focus is on the …

Abstract The Sun Earth Connection Coronal and Heliospheric Investigation (SECCHI) is a
five telescope package, which has been developed for the Solar Terrestrial Relation …

Abstract The Atmospheric Imaging Assembly (AIA) provides multiple simultaneous high-
resolution full-disk images of the corona and transition region up to 0.5 R⊙ above the solar …

The goal of the SunPy project is to facilitate and promote the use and development of
community-led, free, and open source data analysis software for solar physics based on the …

Abstract The Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS) small explorer spacecraft
provides simultaneous spectra and images of the photosphere, chromosphere, transition …

Aims. Solar Orbiter, the first mission of ESA's Cosmic Vision 2015–2025 programme and a
mission of international collaboration between ESA and NASA, will explore the Sun and …

We present an overview of solar flares and associated phenomena, drawing upon a wide
range of observational data primarily from the RHESSI era. Following an introductory …

The heliosphere represents a uniquely accessible domain of space, where fundamental
physical processes common to solar, astrophysical and laboratory plasmas can be studied …

Abstract The Solar Optical Telescope (SOT) aboard the Hinode satellite (formerly called
Solar-B) consists of the Optical Telescope Assembly (OTA) and the Focal Plane Package …

Coronal loops are the building blocks of the X-ray bright solar corona. They owe their
brightness to the dense confined plasma, and this review focuses on loops mostly as …