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Watch a NASA Probe Fly Right Through a Massively Powerful Sun Explosion In First
NASA's Parker Solar Probe takes a historic flight in wild POV footage.
Baffled Scientists Detect Massive Unexplained Radiation From the Sun, Study Reports
"The Sun’s emission at high energies challenges present models," scientists say, and "decisive" new probes are needed to solve the mystery.
Scientists: No, The Sun Has Not Changed Color (And Stop Staring at It)
What color was the sun when you were a kid?
There's a Massive 'Hole' in the Sun the Size of 20 Earths Right Now
The coronal hole in the Sun spurred NOAA to issue an alert for geomagnetic storms.
Something Strange Is Happening on the Sun, and We've Never Seen It Before
"It's very curious. There is a big 'why' question around it," one scientist said.
How Close Are We to Nuclear Fusion for Limitless Energy?
Nuclear fusion's potential for clean, limitless energy sounds like sci-fi, but it's slowly becoming reality.
Scientists Propose Mind-Bending Plan to Look for Dark Matter, New Physics Near the Sun
The "SpaceQ" mission proposes sending spacecraft loaded with quantum clocks to explore what strange things are bound to our Sun.
Solar Probe Hit by Massive Plasma Blast on Its Way to the Sun
Solar Orbiter was hit by a coronal mass ejection from the Sun, and it has the receipts to prove it.
NASA Is Planning to Find Aliens Using Spacetime Warped Around the Sun
A solar gravitational lens (SLG) mission "offers capabilities that are unmatched" for detecting extraterrestrial life, according to a study.
Scientists Have Seen the Largest Comet Ever: 15 Mount Everests
At 85 miles in diameter, the comet is twice as large as the previous record holder—and it’s headed toward the Sun.
A Flaky Croissant-Shaped Bubble Surrounds Our Solar System, Scientists Say
The heliosphere surrounding our solar system appears to be more flaky and delicious than we thought, and scientists are figuring out why.
The Italian Town That Built Its Own Sun
Surrounded by mountains and left in the dark for three months a year, a town in northern Italy has found a creative solution to its sunlight problem.