The European Space Agency's Solar Orbiter captured the first-ever images of the sun's south pole in March, which were ...

and go streaming across the solar system. The sunspot regions shown in the images are a study in contrast. Bright hot plasma flows upward on the sun’s surface, while darker, cooler plasma flows ...

For the first time, ESA’s Solar Orbiter has captured direct images of the Sun’s north and south poles, offering crucial ...

The Sun’s solar wind streams outward, shaping our solar system. SDO tracks the solar wind’s impact on Earth’s magnetic field. The Sun’s surface granules shimmer with intense heat.

Inouye Solar Telescope (DKIST) has captured another stunningly close look at the surface of our sun. DKIST has collected incredibly detailed images of the sun from its perch on the Haleakalā ...

This is an image ... Sun, recently captured using the Visible Tunable Filter or VTF on the Inouye Solar Telescope. Each pixel in this vibrant photo represents 6.2 miles, revealing our Solar System ...

From an early age, we are taught to understand that the planets of our solar system change in position while orbiting a central star, the sun. But does the sun itself move within the solar system?

A breakthrough in solar imaging: the new Cona adaptive optics system enables high-resolution observations of the Sun’s corona ...

The team used the Goode Solar Telescope at Big Bear Observatory to capture fine details of the solar corona. This is the ...

But for Earth and the other planets that revolve around it, the sun is a powerful center of attention. It holds the solar system together; provides life-giving light, heat, and energy to Earth ...

As a bonus, the mission will take 3D pictures of a solar eclipse, from space. Learning More About the Sun's Surface The system that will make these things possible is made up of four small satellites ...