"The sun's magnetic field is key to understanding the dynamic nature of our home star from the smallest to the largest scales ...

There’s an old joke that they want to send an exploratory mission to the sun, but to save money, they are going at night. The European Space Agency’s Solar Orbiter has gotten as close ...

This second image is what the surface, or photosphere, of the sun looks like when viewed by the Solar Orbiter in visible light, the same light we can see with our eyes. This layer of the sun has a ...

The arrow points to a "camp fire". The circle at bottom-left gives an indication of size New pictures of the Sun taken just 77 million km (48 million miles) from its surface are the closest ever ...

New images of the sun captured by the Solar Orbiter mission showcase the highest-resolution views of our star’s visible surface ever seen, revealing sunspots and continuously moving charged gas ...

A composite image of what the total eclipse looked like from the Lowell Observatory in Madras, Oregon Americans gazed upwards in their millions on Monday, as a total solar eclipse swept the country.

In addition to safety, the solar filter can also help you take more effective pictures of the sun. Cameras -- especially smartphone cameras -- often have a rough time with super bright lights like ...