View images of the sun published by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory SDO
4.22·168 reviews·10,000+ downloads
About The Sun Now
The Sun Now is an education app developed by Flatworld.
Download Statistics
The Sun Now has been downloaded 18 thousand times. In the last 30 days, the app was downloaded 88 times.
User Ratings
The Sun Now is rated 4.22 out of 5 stars. The rating is based on 170 ratings.
App Information
The Sun Now is FREE to download. The APK download size is 6.19 MB. The latest version available is 2.0.13. The last update was on May 11, 2026.
Technical Requirements
The Sun Now requires Android 4.4+ or higher. The app has a content rating of Everyone. The app has been available on Google Play March 2015.
Description
View images of the sun published by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory. Images are updated about every 15 minutes.
IMPORTANT NOTICE: the app shows the images from NASA SDO website. If the website is malfunctioning the app won't be able to download the images and we can't do anything about that. Usually the issues are fixed in a few hours/days. Before leaving a negative review please check the website with your browser (the url is available in the about page). We appreciate your patience.
Features: Zoom and pan Set as wallpaper Image descriptions taken from the SDO website Browse historical data Integration with Muzei Live Wallpaper (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.nurik.roman.muzei) Solar winds basic data
All images and descriptions are courtesy of NASA/SDO and the AIA, EVE, and HMI science teams. http://sdo.gsfc.nasa.gov/ Solar winds data by NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/
Source code available under the Apache License 2.0 at: https://github.com/marcopar/SDOViewer
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Why can't NASA update the certificate for you to display the information. I love this app the information is available at Space Weather. SDO is featured and up to date.
★★★★☆Antryg Revok· Dec 1, 2023
While good, it's missing a couple features it *should* have: OK, you can use an image to set your device's wallpaper, but why it has to be BOTH wallpaper AND lock screen?? Why can't we decide to have 1, OR other, be current Sun, & other being our favorite place on Earth?? -- Why can't it sleep 6h and auto-update that wallpaper or lock screen, in background? -- why so many confirmations for wallpaper? -- Why can't it add sides, so we see WHOLE Sun, instead of Android's auto-trim'd version?
★★★★★Nick Homer· Jul 28, 2021
Great, current views of our star. In multiple spectrums.
★★★★★Joseph Zajk· Aug 15, 2023
This is vital to see the state of the sun. Very basic but solid data
★☆☆☆☆RSTV Productions· Nov 22, 2021
Doesn't load sun images. Stopped loading months ago which is a shame.
★★☆☆☆A Google user· Feb 23, 2017
Want to give it 5 stars, but it keeps crashing, might be my electronics.
★☆☆☆☆Stellarsue· Sep 20, 2025
The Sun Now app is not updating; it is now Sept. 20th and the app is only showing images from Sept. 13th!
★☆☆☆☆mary frances· Oct 15, 2017
It keeps saying that the certificate expired. App doesn't work
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