NASA’s Parker Solar Probe is forcing scientists to rethink how the Sun’s magnetic machinery actually works. A series of ...

In an achievement that defies conventional wisdom among astronomers, a trio of eclipse chasers has captured what experts confirm is the first documented observation of the solar corona during a ...

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has flown through the Sun’s corona again, completing its 27th close approach to the star and once more matching its own distance and speed records. The spacecraft skimmed ...

The European Space Agency's Solar Orbiter spacecraft — launched in February 2020 and taking the first-ever images of the sun at close range — has sent back one of the most detailed images of our star.

Something mysterious is going on at the Sun. In defiance of all logic, its atmosphere gets much, much hotter the farther it stretches from the Sun’s blazing surface. Temperatures in the corona — the ...

The sun's crown-like atmosphere can be 200 times hotter than the sun's surface, despite being farther away from the ultimate source of heat at the sun's core. How the corona's heat seemingly defies ...

NASA's latest Picture of the Day presents an unprecedented view of the solar corona, offering a unique glimpse into the dynamic outer atmosphere of the Sun. In a visually stunning composite image, the ...

IMAGE: This image of the solar corona contains a color overlay of the emission from highly ionized iron lines and white light taken of the 2008 eclipse. Red indicates iron line… Click here for more ...

During a solar eclipse, astronomers who study heliophysics are able to study the Sun’s corona – its outer atmosphere – in ways they are unable to do at any other time. The brightest part of the Sun is ...

The sun's crown-like atmosphere can be 200 times hotter than the sun's surface, despite being farther away from the ultimate source of heat at the sun's core. How the corona's heat seemingly defies ...

"Most people just dismiss partial eclipses. But I wanted to go to this partial eclipse to try to get the corona — and I did it! This has opened the door to new dreams and challenges." When you ...