Solar Astronomy
Real-Time Solar Storm Warning Now Operational, Protecting Astronauts and Satellites
Highly energetic solar particles are generated by solar flares and can be harmful to astronauts and sensitive satellite circuits. Solar…
The “Astronomical Unit” May Need an Upgrade as the Sun Loses Mass
The Sun is constantly losing mass. Our closest star is shedding material through the solar wind, coronal mass ejections and…
Ulysses Passes Over Sun’s North Pole
Continuing on its epic journey around the Sun, Ulysses has reached the Sun's north pole just in the nick of time.…
SoHO Celebrates its 12th Birthday
On December 2nd, 1995 a large joint ESA and NASA mission was launched to gain an insight to the dynamics…
Hinode Discovers the Sun’s Hidden Sparkle
Blinking spots of intense light are being observed all over the lower atmosphere of the Sun. Not just in the…
Cancer Rates Rise and Fall with Cosmic Rays
Cancer is a mysterious and complicated disease, with many different types and causes. Researchers are still trying to track down…
Comet Holmes is Bigger than the Sun
All right, that title is a little misleading. In fact, when I first read the original press release, my skepticism…
Video of the Sun, Thanks STEREO
Well, this is one of the coolest things I've seen all week. NASA released a new video of the Sun,…
The Sun Isn’t Responsible for Climate Change
I recently wrote an article for Wired Science about how there doesn't appear to be a link between cosmic rays…
Astronauts Will Get Some Warning When the Space Storm’s Coming
One of the great risks of space travel is the threat from solar radiation storms. An unlucky group of astronauts…