A rare transit of Mercury will take place on Monday, November 11, 2019, when the…
Browsing: Sun
The Sun is the star at the center of our solar system and the primary source of energy for life on Earth. Composed mainly of hydrogen and helium, it generates energy through nuclear fusion, producing light and heat that drive Earth’s climate, weather, and photosynthesis. Studied in fields like astrophysics, heliophysics, and space science, the Sun influences everything from satellite operations to geomagnetic storms. Researchers closely monitor solar activity—such as sunspots, solar flares, and coronal mass ejections—to better understand space weather and its effects on Earth. As a dynamic and powerful celestial body, the Sun remains a key focus in the study of stellar physics and planetary habitability.
Recently, this image from NASA showing the sun looking quite a bit like a flaming…
An overlooked piece of the solar dynamo puzzle: Researchers demonstrate particular form of magnetic instability.…
Will the Sun become a black hole? No, it’s too small for that! The Sun…
For 400 years people have tracked sunspots, the dark patches that appear for weeks at…
The Sun is why we’re here. It’s also why Martians or Venusians are not. When…
For five months in mid 2017, Emily Mason did the same thing every day. Arriving…
Scientists have discovered tadpole-shaped jets coming out of regions with intense magnetic fields on the…
New research undertaken at Northumbria University shows that the Sun’s magnetic waves behave differently than…
NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory views our Sun in ten different wavelengths because each wavelength reveals different solar…
Without special instrumentation, the Sun looks calm and inert. But beneath that placid façade are…
As the saying goes, everything old is new again. While the common phrase often refers…
When NASA’s Parker Solar Probe launches into space from the Kennedy Space Center, it will…
Our Sun’s beginnings are a mystery. It burst into being 4.6 billion years ago, about…
This summer, humanity embarks on its first mission to touch the Sun: A spacecraft will…
Something mysterious is going on at the Sun. In defiance of all logic, its atmosphere…
Data from ESA (European Space Agency) and NASA’s Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) has captured…
This summer, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe will launch to travel closer to the Sun, deeper…