ESA's Proba-3 mission, made up of twin spacecraft capable of aligning to create artificial eclipses, has captured "rare" ...

The Sun, our closest star, has always been an intriguing entity for scientists to delve into. Its fiery blaze and elemental nature have been subjects of study for centuries. However, a recent ...

Every image you've ever seen of the sun is looking at its equator, because Earth's orbit sits there with a 7.25-degree tilt. That means humans have never had a good angle to view the sun's north and ...

For the first time ever, a spacecraft has snapped images of the sun’s south pole. These swirling gold-and-black views of the fiery ball of gas are key to understanding the solar magnetic storms that ...

When a dramatic solar video began circulating earlier this year, it looked like something out of science fiction: a bright filament at the Sun’s north pole appeared to shear away and whirl around the ...

For billions of years, the Sun has been a stable, hydrogen-burning powerhouse, providing the energy that fueled the rise of life on Earth. However, like all stars, it has a finite lifespan. Our Sun is ...

Something incredibly strange is happening in our cosmic neighborhood: a mysterious gravitational disturbance is hurtling Jupiter toward the Sun. If it sounds like science fiction, that’s ...

The color of the sun is actually white, though it may look yellow. If you were to get close enough to the sun, which you can't actually do, you'd be able to see its true color. The light rays from the ...