Solar eclipses are some of nature's most dramatic celestial performances. Here's a look at the science behind the eclipse, and how to watch...
10 months ago

The Inouye Solar Telescope captured the unprecedentedly detailed image of a 3700-mile-wide sunspot on January 28.
48 months ago

Take a look up into the east some moonless night this coming month. Maybe you will notice a swath of dim light stretching from north to...
42 months ago

You can't help but see the sun, given its size (864,000 miles in diameter, or big enough to hold 1.3 million Earths) and luminosity.
90 months ago

With the sun starting to show its face again, the Facebook post shares some fun facts about the sun in case you may have forgotten in this wintry mix.
23 months ago

Facts about our Sun, including its distance from Earth, what the Sun is made of, and how long it would take to drive there (hint: a long...
14 months ago

All stars die, and eventually — in about 5 billion years — our sun will, too. Once its supply of hydrogen is exhausted, the final,...
80 months ago

For the first time in 10 years, Mercury passed directly between the Earth and sun on Monday, resembling a black dot against the vast, glowing face of our star.
104 months ago

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — For the first time in 10 years, Mercury passed directly between the Earth and sun on Monday, resembling a black...
104 months ago

Astronomers have identified what could be the most massive neutron star to date. It's a pulsar, named J0740+6620, and discrepancies in the...
63 months ago