High above the Sun’s blazing equator lie its mysterious poles, the birthplace of fast solar winds and the heart of its magnetic heartbeat. For decades, scientists have struggled to see these regions, ...

"The planet gets in the way from the point of view of any one spacecraft, so we had to spread them around the planet to look everywhere all at once." When you purchase through links on our site, we ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Schmidt et al./NJIT/NSO/AURA/NSF The sun's outer atmosphere — the corona — has long ...

After weeks of reduced activity, the sun erupted with three powerful flares on a single day. That could send solar flares toward Earth, impacting electronics and making it possible to view the ...

"Are we alone?" This ancient question has occupied humanity's mind for a long time. In 1995, the discovery of the first exoplanet orbiting a sun-like star opened the door to exploring this profound ...

The Solar Dynamics Observatory saw a lunar transit and an Earth eclipse on July 25 — the first when the moon passed between it and the sun, and another when Earth did the same. When you purchase ...

The sun's outer atmosphere — the corona — has long intrigued scientists due to its extreme temperatures, violent eruptions and towering prominences — vast filaments of plasma extending out from the ...

A pair of spacecraft have been launched on a mission to help scientists get a better understanding of the sun by creating artificial solar eclipses. Proba-3, which includes two satellites, launched ...

Comet 3I/ATLAS was expected to come within 130 million miles of the sun on Oct. 30. For the time being, 3I/ATLAS will remain on the opposite side of the sun from Earth, making it impossible to observe ...

The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is just a day away from perihelion, which is its closest point to the sun and the time around which it is expected to be most active. Although 3I/ATLAS is currently ...

Over millennia, our view of the stars has shifted, because of Earth’s wobble. It may be time to rethink your sign. Whether you care about horoscopes or not, you probably know your zodiac sign. You’ve ...