Evidence of an unusually strong solar storm that hit Earth in 660 BCE has been detected in Greenland ice cores—a…
It’s been a while since we last heard from the Parker Solar Probe, the NASA spacecraft voted most likely to end up as a…
The Parker Solar Probe blasted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on Sunday, setting itself on course…
We all know you shouldn’t leave pets, infants, or the elderly in your car on a sunny summer day. But giant parabolic…
The fine folks at NASA are sending a spacecraft to the Sun, and they want to send a little piece of you along with it.…
The best planet, Mercury, is in the midst of telling us something important about our sun: It’s losing mass.
Since early last week, the Sun has belched out a steady stream of solar flares, including the most powerful burst…
With all the fascinating planets in our solar system, it sometimes feels like the Sun gets overlooked. The Sun is…
If you’ve managed to hang onto your solar eclipse glasses since August 21st, don’t throw them away! If you haven’t…
The Sun’s impact on weather here on Earth is clear: It makes it hot or cold, it powers air currents, it causes water to…
We have told you not to stare at the Sun today. We have told you to use safety glasses. We have tried so very hard, and…
On October 14, 2014, our Sun let out a great big burp, a coronal mass ejection that swept through the Solar System at…
Observed from the ground, the total solar eclipse happening on August 21, when the Moon completely blocks your view of…
Humans are pretty jaded these days. We can write most of the strange phenomena we see off as science (or we honestly…
Today, NASA reminded the world it will soon be performing the ultimate act of wish fulfillment on behalf of all…
Our planet is due to be hit with a powerful solar storm, an event that happens about once every hundred years. New…
Like an endless blaze roaring forth from the gates of hell, the solar wind is majestic, awe inspiring, and terrifying.…
We will never, ever tell you to stare at the sun. Fortunately, we have a far better way for you to get a glimpse of the…
If movies about space have taught us anything, it’s that no one can hear you scream. If you get lost in space, nobody’s…
After more than a week offline, NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory—the sun-watching spacecraft responsible for these…
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