Scientists have pulled back the curtain on one of the most extreme solar regions seen in decades, tracking it almost nonstop ...

So from Morales’ location, the telescope’s passage across the Sun was so brief that missing the precise moment would have ...

At times, the sun ejects energetic material into space, which can have consequences for space-based and even ground-based ...

The sun may too bright and too powerful for us to look at with the naked eye, even from nearly 92 million miles away on Earth, but a solar orbiter recently got an unprecedented up-close glimpse of the ...

Earth reaches its closest point to the sun in its 2026 orbit on Jan. 3. The sun will appear larger in the sky than on any ...

If you have been worried about the two large 'holes' opening up on the Sun and pointing straight at Earth, you are not alone.

A partial solar eclipse will come to Earth on Saturday, March 29, 2025, as the moon passes in front of the sun. From Earth, photographers will capture images of a bite being taken out of the sun. From ...

A spacecraft just got the first look at the bottom of the sun, and what it saw was a hot mess — literally. Our host star, about 93 million miles away in space, is in utter turmoil right now, having ...

Solar Orbiter has identified the Sun’s dual “engines” for superfast electrons: explosive flares and sweeping coronal mass ejections. By catching over 300 events close to their origin, the mission has ...

The spacecraft made the closest ever flyby if the sun on Christmas Eve, but it's been silent since Dec. 20. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how ...

The Hubble Telescope appears as a tiny silhouette during a perfectly timed solar transit captured from Puerto Rico.