Sun
How Three New Tools Will Revolutionize Our Understanding of the Sun
Two spacecrafts and a telescope are set to jumpstart a new age of solar astronomy
See Our Sun’s Surface in Unprecedented Detail
NASA and the European Space Agency released the closest images ever taken of our sun
Watch Colorful Sunsets on Distant Planets in This NASA Simulation
New models from a NASA scientist show what the sun’s setting might look like on Venus, Uranus and Mars
The Sun Produced Its Biggest Solar Flare Since 2017
The activity might be a sign of the sun entering into a new period of activity—or not, NASA says
This AR App Brings the Northern Lights and Other Natural Phenomena Into Your Living Room
Danish-Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson has released nine virtual experiences for audiences to explore during quarantine
How Storms on the Sun Interfere With Whale Migration
The new research gives weight to the hypothesis that gray whales use Earth’s magnetic field to navigate
How Do Scientists Record Sounds From the Sun? And More Questions From Our Readers
You’ve got questions, we’ve got experts
Astronomers Spot First Asteroid Nearer to the Sun Than Venus
Such “intervenusian” rocks are both rare and difficult to detect
A 'Ring of Fire' Eclipse Dazzled Viewers in Asia and the Middle East
This celestial event occurs when the moon is near its farthest point from Earth, allowing the blazing edges of the sun to shine around the edges
NASA's Sun-Orbiting Probe Reveals New Secrets of Our Host Star
The first findings from the Parker Solar Probe change what we know about the workings of our nearest star
Millions of Plasma 'Spicules' Could Explain the Extreme Heat of the Sun's Atmosphere
New observations suggest interactions between opposite magnetic fields cause millions of super hot tendrils to erupt from the surface of the sun
How Charlotte Moore Sitterly Wrote The Encyclopedia of Starlight
The "world’s most honored woman astrophysicist" worked tirelessly for decades to measure the makeup of the sun and the stars
Scientists Find a Tiny Speck of Comet Inside a Meteorite
The little fragment found in Antarctica was protected from the elements and preserves the chemical signature of the early solar system
Exoplanet Core Orbiting a Dying Star May Help Astronomers Understand What Lies in Store for Our Solar System
It's likely the planetesimal orbiting a white dwarf 410 light years away was the core of a minor planet caught in its immense gravity
Raging Rivers May Have Washed Over Mars for Billions of Years
A study of 200 river systems shows the waterways persisted even while the atmosphere was disappearing and the Red Planet was drying up
Scientists Predict Sun Will One Day Turn Into Giant Crystal Ball
New observations of white dwarfs confirm theory that the star remnants transition into solid structures as they cool
Ring in the New Year With Dazzling Total Lunar Eclipse of a Supermoon
The celestial show will be visible on the East Coast around 12:12 a.m. on January 21, 2019
Meet Farout, the Solar System's Most Distant Minor Planet
Observations suggest the object is 300 miles in diameter, pinkish-red and 3.5 times as far away from the sun as Pluto
Solar Probe Sends Back First Image and Data From the Sun
The Parker Solar Probe survived its first swoop around our star and will get even closer on its next two dozen trips
Did a Huge Solar Storm Detonate Deep Sea Mines During the Vietnam War?
Dozens of underwater devices seemed to explode without cause in 1972
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