the rising of the full moon also put our natural satellite in the perfect celestial position to eclipse the sun on Saturday, October 14 as a rare annular “ring of fire” solar eclipse comes to ...

ForbesToday’s New Moon Sets Up A ... of central solar eclipses: total and annular. During an annular eclipse, the sun's center is partially blocked, creating a visible ring around the moon.

A new study suggests that medieval stone discs found in Ukraine were likely used by Vikings as solar compasses to navigate ...

These findings suggest that the reason we see no moon rings in the Solar System is because we just weren't in the right place at the right time. Radiation pressure from the Sun, magnetic fields ...

The NASA mission broke its own record as it seeks to teach us more about our Sun, as well as reveal other secrets of the ...

On Christmas Eve, 2024, NASA’s daring Parker Solar Probe plunged deeper into the sun's atmosphere than any ... of withstanding temperatures of up to 2,600 degrees Fahrenheit (1,400 °C).

NASA's Parker Solar Probe has survived an up-close encounter with the sun, coming closer to the fiery star than any other spacecraft before it.

As we approach solar maximum, something strange is happening to the sun's magnetic field. We explore this flip in polarity in more detail and look at the effects it could have on Earth.