"We were very surprised to see that the same tiny plasma jets appear to be driving both the fast and the slow solar wind." ...

Images captured by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory have revealed that "coronal loops" give off subtle flashes of ...

"We are the first mission to be able to track space weather events in three dimensions routinely across the solar system." The sun, for all its glitz, tends to hide behind a veil of mystery.

NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured a massive 'tornado' on the sun in multiple wavelengths. Unlike the Earth, ...

Coronal holes are areas where the sun’s magnetic field opens up, allowing solar wind to flow freely into space, according to ...

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Johannes Kepler fitted an ellipse model of Mars' orbit to observations of Mars," Bloomer told Space.com. "He came up with the first law of planetary motion that states that planets orbit the sun ...

The Solar Orbiter has delivered the "highest resolution image ever of the Sun’s south pole" according to the European Space Agency (ESA). Credit: Space.com | footage courtesy: ESA & NASA/Solar Orbiter ...

Social media users excel at raising questions that challenge your belief system regarding human intelligence. The questions you find on social media range from contemplative to humorous but they ...

Eyes on the Sun: Naked Thallium-205 Ion Decay Reveals ... Dec. 9, 2024 — A NASA Hubble Space Telescope observation program called OPAL (Outer Planet Atmospheres Legacy) obtains long-term ...