Sometimes the sun spits out high-energy particles which slam into the Earth, potentially disrupting our sensitive electronics. New research has…
Solar physicists have been having a field day of late. A variety of missions have been staring at the sun…
Last summer, the Parker Solar Probe flew past Venus on its way to fly closer to the Sun. In a…
The Sun has a lot of rhythm and goes through different cycles of activity. The most well-known cycle might be…
A recent study shows how the Sun could be used as a gravitational lens to take direct images of nearby…
A new image from the world’s largest solar observatory shows a spectacular, high resolution view of a gigantic sunspot. The…
Consumption and disintegration. Next time you want to be the life of the party—if you're hanging out with cool nerds…
Predicting the appearance of a sunspot is like predicting a tornado. But astronomers are starting to do it.
The sun goes through a regular 11-year cycle, swinging between periods of dormancy and periods of activity. Scientists from NASA…
Scientists have learned a lot about the atmospheres on various worlds in our Solar System simply from planetary sunrises or…