Superflares on Sun-Like Stars Are Much More Common Than We Thought
Sun-like stars release massive quantities of radiation into space more often than previously believed.
Tag: sun
These Satellites Are About to Create Artificial Solar Eclipses — And Unlock the Sun’s Secrets
Two spacecraft will create artificial eclipses to study the Sun’s corona.
Aurora-like radio emissions found above sunspot
Astronomers detect long-lasting radio auroras from a sunspot, enhancing understanding of solar and stellar magnetic activities.
Sun’s coronal loops could be optical illusions
Coronal loops may not be what they seem.
Scientists develop AI to identify holes in the Sun’s corona
A reliable way to detect coronal holes using CHRONNOS.
How many Earths can you fit inside the sun?
You could fit nearly one million Earth-sized planets and the sun isn't even that big of a star.
We’re inching closer to a better sunscreen that won’t kill corals (unlike our current options)
Work on that summer bod, but be sure to protect it from the sun as well!
How hot is the sun?
I have it on very good authority that it's more than 20 degrees, for sure.
Europe’s most powerful solar telescope lets us see its surface and spots up close
Up close and per-Sun-al.
Staring at the Sun: What is the lifecycle of a typical star
This is the story of our Sun; its past, present, and future.
Our Sun’s magnetic field might form a ‘deflated croissant’, says NASA
Science -- because you can't prove there's magnetic pastry in space any other way.
Spacecraft snaps the closest picture of the sun, finds weird ‘campfires’
These one-of-a-kind images of the sun are the closest ever acquired by cameras.
Jupiter will be very bright and visible tonight, as it comes closest to Earth
It's going to be a good month for stargazers.
New study shows sunlight can inactivate SARS-CoV-2
Could sunlight be an ally against COVID-19? This study suggests so.
Highest-ever resolution images of the sun revealed
It has an atmosphere much more complex than initially thought.
Astronomers capture the most detailed image of the sun
It looks like caramel corn. Yum!
When will the Sun run out of fuel?
The Sun has enough hydrogen fuel to last it another 5 billion years. However, life on Earth might become extinct ...
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Could Help Solve One of the Mysteries of Our Sun
The temperature around the sun is millions of times hotter than the sun's surface itself.
Researchers spot the first coronal mass ejection outside our solar system — it was massive
It was tens of thousands of times more massive than the ones our Sun puts out.
Solar plasma observations bring us one step closer to stable fusion generators
We're basically copying off of Nature.
Jupiter formed far from the sun and traveled closer during its early days
It also met a lot of asteroids it still hangs around with.
NASA spacecraft beams back first image from inside the Sun’s atmosphere
We have a spacecraft inside the sun's atmosphere -- take that in for a moment.
Scientists find the Sun’s twin roughly 184 light-years away from Earth
The 'twin' was forged in the same stellar nursery as the Sun. It also has the same age, metallicity, chemical ...
Parker solar probe comes closer to the sun than any other man-made spacecraft
And it's only getting warmed up.
NASA eavesdropped on the Sun, and they made a video so you can hear it too
With a bit of help from NASA, you can now hear the sun's roar -- and it's glorious.
NASA will soon launch a probe that will travel through the sun’s atmosphere — here’s what you need to know
A modern-day Icarus -- but this one won't get burned.
Hot cars left in the sun reach temperatures deadly to infants in under an hour
Don't judge. Forgetting about babies in the car could happen to anyone.
The Sun is slowly losing mass as it ages, weakening its grip on the planets
Are you breaking up with us, Sun?!
How Spanish scientists described a solar flare in 1886
He was one of the pioneers of studying solar activity.
The sun’s core rotates four times faster than its surface
Scientists think this is a left over effect since the sun formed billions of years ago. In time, solar wind ...
Self-tanning drug could fight skin cancer — and improve your beach experience
It could make a huge difference.
NASA Solar Observatory sees double eclipse from outer space
It's eclipse season for the Solar Observatory
NASA re-establishes contact with the STEREO-B spacecraft after 22 months
It just needed some space...
Jupiter’s Great Red Spot is heating its upper atmosphere
The swirling gases could shed light on the atmosphere of other planets within and outside of our solar system.
Hubble captures the death of a star, offering a glimpse of our sun’s final days
A spectacular image captured by the Hubble Space Telescope's Wide Field Planetary Camera 2 (WFPC2) gives us a glimpse into ...
NASA’s Thermonuclear Art is the prettiest thing you’ll see today
The Sun is easily the most recognizable and important star that humanity has ever known. And yet, those who want ...
NASA captures images of the dark side of the Moon – as it passes by Earth
We call it the "dark side" of the Moon, but that's a rather improper name - a better one would ...
Say Cheese: NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory Takes Its 100 millionth photo!
It's a remarkable day for NASA and space observations: the Solar Dynamics Observatory has taken its 100,000,000th photo! The mission, ...
Astronomers find the sun’s first sibling: a star made of the same stuff
A star like our Sun is shown with an orbiting planet in the foreground in this artist's impression. Image credit: ...
Why the sun’s corona is hotter than its surface: laws of physics still stand
One of the biggest mysteries in solar physics is how is it possible that the sun's surface is colder than ...
The sun is expected to flip its magnetic poles in the coming weeks
(c) NASA As the sun approaches the end of its 11-year-long cycle, scientists expect during one flash to change its ...
Benefits of sun exposure may outweigh the downsides
Lately, the sun has received a lot of thrash talk for the harm it causes with exposure, increasing the risk ...
Some photos of the amazing sun halo hovering over NYC
Yesterday, residents in many parts of the US were treated to a wonderful sight as the sun became wrapped in ...
The sun has the closest geometry to the perfect sphere found in nature
The sun has been extensively studied by astronomers for the last 50 years. While previous research suggested that the the ...
New discovery reveals Stonehenge secret
In a remarkable find, archeologists have uncovered two ancient pits, perfectly aligned with the sun's natural summer cycle. These suggest ...
Enormous water reservoir found in space is bigger than 140 trillion earth oceans
Astronomers have discovered the largest body of water so far known, a reservoir of water floating in space around a ...
Extrasolar hot Jupiter sheds some light on our own solar system
Since 1995, over 500 planets that don't orbit our Sun have been discovered, with the numbers increasing more and more ...
Coldest star so far found – not hotter than a cup of coffee
Astronomers usually classify stellar objects by a spectra going from hotter to cooler, using the letters O, B, A, F, ...
