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 ...
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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 ...
AstroPicture of the Day: An Eclipse at the End of the World
A total solar eclipse took place on November 23, 2003; the Moon elegantly set itself in between the Sun and ...
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 ...
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 ...