On April 10th, ESA's Solar Orbiter made its closest flyby of the Sun, coming to within just 29% of the…
We've all seen the gorgeous images and videos of coronal loops. They're curved magnetic forms that force brightly glowing plasma…
For the first time ever, a spacecraft has flown through the Sun’s outer atmosphere. The Parker Solar Probe passed through…
The Parker Solar Probe recently collected its first-light data in order to test its instruments, and snapped some beautiful pictures…
The Parker Solar Probe, which will spend the next seven years getting closer to the Sun than any previous mission,…
In 1859, the Sun gave off the most powerful solar flare on record. A blast of radiation and particles so…
Scientists at NASA"s Goddard Space Flight Center are developing the photon sieve, a small, inexpensive device designed to study the…
The Sun has always been the center of the Universe for humanity. However, the nature, composition and lifespan of the…
My, the Sun is a violent place. I mean, we knew that already, but there's even more evidence for that…
An innovative solar observatory is adding a key piece to the puzzle of the enigma that is our Sun. Its…