"This is one of the most exciting results from Solar Orbiter so far." ...

The time it takes for the sun to completely rotate depends where on the sun you are measuring.

Using data collected by NASA's Parker Solar Probe during its closest approach to the sun, a University of Arizona-led ...

NASA spent roughly a billion dollars to send a car‑sized robot into the Sun’s atmosphere, and to get there it had to ...

This year marks 30 years of SOHO observing our sun, an extraordinary milestone for a mission originally expected to last only about three years. When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...

The European Space Agency's Solar Orbiter mission recently captured a dramatic solar prominence rising from the edge of the sun, a rare and captivating sight even for mission scientists accustomed to ...

A new time-lapse reveals the Sun’s inner corona glowing a faint yellow, offering a rare look at the hottest layer of our star’s atmosphere. The footage was created using images from the ASPIICS ...

Eruptions of plasma piling atop one another, solar wind streaming out in exquisite detail -- the closest-ever images of our Sun are a gold mine for scientists. Captured by the Parker Solar Probe ...

The Hubble Telescope appears as a tiny silhouette during a perfectly timed solar transit captured from Puerto Rico. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

SpaceX is no longer content with using rockets to launch satellites that beam internet back to Earth. The company now wants ...

A meteor streaks across the sky and burns up in a flash. Sometimes, a small piece survives the journey through Earth’s atmosphere and lands as a meteorite. Scientists have studied these fallen rocks ...

Weather forecasting is a powerful tool. During hurricane season, for instance, meteorologists create computer simulations to forecast how these destructive storms form and where they might travel, ...