Color-coded density plot of gamma rays with energies between 5 and 150 gigaelectronvolts per photon, emitted by the Sun between October 2013 and January 2015,…
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Intense solar flares, including larger “super flares” from other stars, are being studied to understand their impact and origins, with recent models indicating similar underlying…
This image was taken by the Solar Orbiter’s Extreme Ultraviolet Imager (EUI) and shows clearly the arch-like hot loops of plasma that reach up into…
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe successfully completed its 18th close approach to the Sun on December 28, 2023, matching previous distance and speed records, and communicated…
Proba-3’s pair of satellites will be in a highly elliptical orbit around Earth, performing formation flying maneuvers as well as scientific studies of the solar…
NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this image of a solar flare – as seen in the bright flash on the far left – on December…
An international research team suggests that “Hawking stars,” stars with central primordial black holes, could mimic normal stars and aid in exploring dark matter and…
New research highlights the risks posed by space radiation to lunar and Martian exploration, focusing on a recent Solar Energetic Particle event. It underscores the…
Scientists uncover prolonged radio emissions above a sunspot, akin to those previously seen in the polar regions of planets and certain stars, which may reshape…
Researchers discovered the highest-energy light ever observed from the sun, known as gamma rays, which was brighter than previously anticipated. This finding, derived from six…
Upper row: Radio images of the 2023 Oct. 14 solar eclipse observed by the Long Wavelength Array at the Owens Valley Radio Observatory Bottom row:…
The Moon passes in front of the sun during the annular solar eclipse in this photograph taken by Expedition 70 Flight Engineer Jasmin Moghbeli aboard…
Solar eclipses come in three varieties: total, annular, and partial. Their appearance depends on the relative positions and distances of the Earth, Moon, and Sun.…
A “Ring of Fire” solar eclipse, also known as an annular solar eclipse, occurs when the Moon passes between the Earth and the Sun but…
Artist’s illustration of events on the sun changing the conditions in Near-Earth space. Credit: NASA Scientists discovered a radiocarbon spike 14,300 years ago, caused by…
On September 27, 2023, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe made its 17th close approach to the Sun, breaking its own record by coming within 4.51 million…
Golfers in Australia have a 2.4 times higher risk of skin cancer than the general population, with one in four diagnosed, according to a study…
The annular total solar eclipse on October 14, 2023, will span from the U.S. to Brazil. For best views, be in the path of annularity…
The outer atmosphere of the Sun, known as the corona, can be seen stretching off into space in this image from Solar Orbiter’s Metis instrument.…
Plasma flows along closed magnetic field lines in the corona that pull it back toward the solar surface, forming structures that appear to loop. Credit:…