Magnetic Waves Explain Mystery of Sun’s Puzzling Outer Layer
A theory as to why the Sun’s outer atmosphere differs in its chemical make-up from its inner layers has been confirmed by direct observation for…
A theory as to why the Sun’s outer atmosphere differs in its chemical make-up from its inner layers has been confirmed by direct observation for…
Scientists have combined NASA data and cutting-edge image processing to gain new insight into the solar structures that create the Sun’s flow of high-speed solar…
NASA’s images of the Sun’s dynamic and dazzling beauty have captivated the attention of millions. In 2021, the US Postal Service is showcasing the Sun’s…
A secret behind the workings of sunquakes – seismic activity on the Sun during solar flares – might be hidden beneath the solar surface. These…
On January 13, 2021, NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory, or SDO, experienced its first lunar transit of the year when the Moon crossed its view of…
These 366 images of the Sun were made by ESA’s Proba-2 satellite in 2020. This satellite is continuously monitoring the changing activity of the Sun….
Researchers from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT) have developed a prototype detector of solar particles. The device is capable of picking up…
NASA has approved two heliophysics missions to explore the Sun and the system that drives space weather near Earth. Together, NASA’s contribution to the Extreme…
Researchers may have found the long-sought “nanoflares” thought to heat the solar corona to its incredible temperatures. A new study published in Nature Astronomy marks…
The Borexino experiment research team has succeeded in detecting neutrinos from the sun’s second fusion process, the Carbon Nitrogen Oxygen cycle (CNO cycle) for the…
Today (Monday, December 14, 2020), South America will be treated to an eclipse of the Sun. Anyone within the path of totality can see one…
Solar Orbiter’s latest results show that the mission is making the first direct connections between events at the solar surface and what’s happening in interplanetary…
Orbiting Instrument Offers Scientists the Lowdown on Sun’s Super-Hot Atmosphere A phenomenon first detected in the solar wind may help solve a long-standing mystery about…
The Solar and Heliospheric Observatory launched on December 2, 1995. A joint mission between the European Space Agency and NASA, SOHO’s original operating phase was…
Scientists use an extended, 22-year solar cycle to make the forecast Uses timings based on work on a ‘solar clock’ led by University of Warwick…
The U.S. NSF’s Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope just released its first image of a sunspot. The telescope’s four-meter primary mirror will give the best…
A hyper-sensitive instrument, deep underground in Italy, has finally succeeded at the nearly impossible task of detecting CNO neutrinos (tiny particles pointing to the presence…
New research shows that sunspots and other active regions can change the overall solar emissions. The sunspots cause some emissions to dim and others to…