New Sun Clock Resolves Fast Changes Between the Solar Seasons
New solar cycle clock resolves timings of solar activity, revealing the long and the short of the Sun’s seasons. Research led by University of Warwick…
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Mysterious Iron Nanoparticles: Planetary Scientists Find Evidence of Solar-Driven Change on the Moon
PhD student discovers that solar radiation could be a more important source of lunar iron nanoparticles than previously thought. Tiny iron nanoparticles unlike any found…
Outreach for NASA PUNCH Mission Embraces Ancient and Modern Sun-Watching Theme
NASA has funded a five-year outreach program in association with the Polarimeter to UNify the Corona and Heliosphere (PUNCH), a solar mission led by Southwest…
NASA Rocket Chasing the Mysterious Source of the Sun’s Hot Atmosphere
After glimpsing faint but widespread super-heated material in the Sun’s outer atmosphere, a NASA sounding rocket has gone back for more. This time, it was…
Resonant Modes: Long-Period Oscillations of the Sun Discovered
Ten years of data from NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory combined with numerical models reveal the deep low musical notes of the Sun. These motions were…
NASA PUNCH Mission Advances Toward 2023 Launch
On July 23, 2021, the Polarimeter to UNify the Corona and Heliosphere (PUNCH) mission achieved an important milestone, passing its latest NASA review and entering…
The Solar Wind Across Our Solar System [Infographic]
The Sun releases a constant stream of particles and magnetic fields called the solar wind. This solar wind slams worlds across the solar system with…
Solar Dynamics Observatory: Artificial Intelligence Helps Improve NASA’s Eyes on the Sun
A group of researchers is using artificial intelligence techniques to calibrate some of NASA’s images of the Sun, helping improve the data that scientists use…
Learning New Things About Our Home Star: Physicists First Definitive Measurements of the Sun’s Electric Field
As the Parker Solar Probe ventures closer to the sun, we are learning new things about our home star. In a new study, physicists led…
U.S. Postal Service Issues Stunning New Sun Science Forever Stamps
The U.S. Postal Service issued the Sun Science stamps last month. The Forever stamps were dedicated during a ceremony at the Greenbelt Main Post Office…
Powerful X-class Solar Flare Erupts From Sun
The Sun emitted a significant solar flare peaking at 10:29 a.m. EDT on July 3, 2021. NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory, which watches the Sun constantly, captured…
Holes in the Solar Atmosphere: Artificial Intelligence Spots Coronal Holes to Automate Space Weather Predictions
Scientists from the University of Graz (Austria), Skoltech and their colleagues from the US and Germany have developed a new neural network that can reliably…
NASA’s ACE Mission: Total Solar Eclipses Shine a Light on the Solar Wind
From traversing sand dunes in the Sahara Desert to keeping watch for polar bears in the Arctic, a group of solar scientists known as the…
Gorgeous New Sun Science Stamps Highlight a Decade of Sun-Watching From Space
To start off the summer, the U.S. Postal Service issued a set of stamps highlighting views of the Sun from NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory. Showcasing…
Unusual “Rosetta Stone” Solar Eruption Could Help Explain Mysterious Powerful Explosions on the Sun
In a dramatic, multi-staged eruption, the Sun has revealed new clues that could help scientists solve the long-standing mystery of what causes the Sun’s powerful…
Don’t Miss the Breathtaking “Ring of Fire” Solar Eclipse
On Thursday, June 10, 2021, people across the northern hemisphere will have the chance to experience an annular or partial eclipse of the Sun. A…
Which Way Does the Solar Wind Blow? Supercomputers Improve Space Weather Prediction
Using supercomputers, researchers develop new software for improved space weather prediction. The surface of the sun churns with energy and frequently ejects masses of highly-magnetized…
Science Made Simple: Anatomy of Our Sun
Core This is where the Sun generates its energy. The temperature in the core is around 15 million degrees Celsius. This, combined with the huge…
