NASA scientists launched the Parker Solar Probe on what they call “a mission to touch the sun.” Since then, the spacecraft ...

Composite images reveal how the sun's corona changed from one total solar eclipse to another in 2023 and 2024, just as solar ...

The spacecraft passed just 3.8 million miles (6.1 million km) from the solar surface on Dec. 24, flying into the sun's outer ...

Two satellites will fly in precision formation, producing hours–long solar eclipses to reveal the secrets of the Sun's ...

NASA's Parker Solar Probe was expected to make history on Tuesday by flying into the sun's outer atmosphere called the corona ...

NASA's Parker Solar Probe is set to make history by entering the sun's corona, its outer atmosphere. The mission aims to ...

The Solar Orbiter mission has produced unprecedented high-resolution images of the Sun, showcasing the complex interplay of ...

Its effects, as well as being more consequential for our society, are difficult to understand due to outstanding problems in imaging the Sun ...

They deployed high-altitude aircraft, enlisted volunteers to launch weather balloons and snap bright halo-like images of the sun’s corona, and sent ham radio signals back and forth through the ...

Why it's so special: This stunning image shows the sun's corona during two total solar eclipses — on April 20, 2023, and April 8, 2024. The photo, snapped by a team of eclipse-chasing ...