The sun's visible disk has been perfectly free from sunspots for the first time since June 2022, suggesting the current solar cycle might be heading toward its quieter phase. Sunspots are cooler areas ...
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 British public believe it is time for a new newspaper, born of the age we live in. That is why the Sun rises brightly today.” So declared the front page of the Sun on September 15 1964. Sixty ...
Every eleven years, the sun's magnetic field flips. Sunspots—dark, cooler regions on the sun's surface that mark intense magnetic activity and often trigger solar eruptions—appear at mid-latitudes and ...
The Parker Solar Probe is attempting the closest ever pass of the sun’s surface on Christmas Eve. An image from the Parker Solar Probe’s WISPR instrument of a coronal streamer of the sun, about 16.9 ...
The Solar Orbiter, a joint mission of NASA and the European Space Agency, gets an unprecedented view of the sun's southern region in ultraviolet light. Credit: ESA / NASA / Solar Orbiter / EUI Team / ...
The sun’s activity is escalating far beyond scientist’s predictions, Nasa has warned, resulting in more solar storms, flares and space weather events. Solar activity typically follows an 11-year cycle ...
"This is one of the most exciting results from Solar Orbiter so far." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A giant solar flare on our ...