A team of solar physicists has released a new study shedding light on the fine-scale structure of the sun's surface. Using the unparalleled power of the Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope, built and ...

Sunspots are the most striking phenomenon of the solar magnetic field. After the invention of the telescope early in the 17th ...

Unraveling the sun's magnetic architecture is key to understanding phenomena like solar flares, eruptions and coronal mass ejections (CMEs), which drive space weather and can impact Earth.. The ...

NSF Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope captures sharpest-ever view of the solar surface to reveal our finest look at narrow magnetic stripe-like features known as striations Maui, Hawai‘i; June 3 ...

And Solar Orbiter, with its highly inclined orbit, is seeing more details of the Sun’s magnetic field than ever before. Right now, the Sun is at a special time in its 11-year cycle, having ...

And a 1972 solar storm may have detonated magnetic U.S. sea mines off the coast of Vietnam. Space weather experts aren’t able to predict a solar storm months in advance.

The Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope captured the sharpest-ever images of the sun’s surface, revealing ultra-fine bright and dark stripes called striations that are caused by powerful magnetic ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: NSF/NSO/AURA The National Science Foundation's (NSF) Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope ...