Is it possible to look into the very heart of the Sun and not blink? NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has approached closer than any ...

Sun's magnetic field may be generated near its surface, ... Solar Storm Insight As Fresh Light Shone On 400-Year-Old Mystery. Published May 22, 2024 at 11:00 AM EDT Updated May 23, ...

In a historic milestone for space exploration, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has delivered the closest-ever images of the Sun — a blistering 3.8 million miles from its roiling surface. The new images ...

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

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 ...

Researchers Trace the Origin of the Sun’s Magnetic Field, Shedding Light on Space Weather and Solar Cycles In a new study, scientists suggest the sun’s magnetic field originates much closer to ...

Solar Orbiter, launched in February 2020, takes the closest images of the star at the center of our solar system. Although Earth-based telescopes can provide images of the sun in a higher ...

A solar storm forecast for Thursday is expected to give skygazers in 17 American states a chance to glimpse the Northern Lights, the colorful sky show that happens when solar wind hits the atmosphere.

The sun, and the intense magnetic activity it generates that causes the northern lights, waxes and wanes on an 11-year-long solar cycle that is at its maximum.