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Small Magnetic Fields Have a Big Impact on the Sun's Atmosphere
Surrounding the brilliant Sun is a layer of diffuse plasma known as the corona. You can't see it most of…
Solar Orbiter Continues to Get Closer to the Sun, Revealing More and More With Each Pass
On April 10th, ESA's Solar Orbiter made its closest flyby of the Sun, coming to within just 29% of the…
Coronal Loops Might Not Be Loops At All
We've all seen the gorgeous images and videos of coronal loops. They're curved magnetic forms that force brightly glowing plasma…
Parker Solar Probe Flies Through the Sun’s Outer Atmosphere for the First Time
For the first time ever, a spacecraft has flown through the Sun’s outer atmosphere. The Parker Solar Probe passed through…
Here are the First Pictures From the Parker Solar Probe. Wait… That’s Not the Sun
The Parker Solar Probe recently collected its first-light data in order to test its instruments, and snapped some beautiful pictures…
The Sun is Actually One of the Most Difficult Places to Reach in the Solar System. Here’s how the Parker Solar Probe Will Do It
The Parker Solar Probe, which will spend the next seven years getting closer to the Sun than any previous mission,…
What Was the Carrington Event?
In 1859, the Sun gave off the most powerful solar flare on record. A blast of radiation and particles so…
The Photon Sieve Could Revolutionize Optics
Scientists at NASA"s Goddard Space Flight Center are developing the photon sieve, a small, inexpensive device designed to study the…
The Sun
The Sun has always been the center of the Universe for humanity. However, the nature, composition and lifespan of the…
Solar ‘Bombs’ And Mini-Tornadoes Spotted By Sun-Watching Spacecraft
My, the Sun is a violent place. I mean, we knew that already, but there's even more evidence for that…