The Solar Orbiter is the first spacecraft to study the Sun's poles - and finds the magnetic field in a state of flip ...

Are planets in the solar system that are closer to the Sun older than the ones further ... And since curiosity has no age limit – adults, let us know what you’re wondering, too.

NASA’s IMAP spacecraft is being prepped for a 2025 launch to study the solar system’s outer boundary and solar wind from its ...

The Solar System is the name given to the part of space that surrounds the Sun. Even though it is bigger than anything we can imagine, the Solar System is actually a very tiny part of the universe.

Incredible new images of the sun's surface provide an unprecedented view of raging sunspots and solar activity. A new high-resolution camera system developed by the Leibniz Institute for ...

Here we explore why our sun won't live forever and what will happen when it finally runs out of fuel. If you’ve ever wondered when the sun is going to die, there's no need to worry — our star ...

Scientists analyzing data from NASA's CODEX (Coronal Diagnostic Experiment) investigation have successfully evaluated the ...

In the span of two days last week, the sun released two strong solar flares — meaning the solar system experienced its most powerful explosions which can cause some communications blackouts on ...

These ancient swarms, which orbit the sun alongside the giant planet, may hold clues to the solar system’s original layout. Photograph by PATRICK H. CORKERY, LOCKHEED MARTIN Launched in 2016 ...

Scientists have produced the finest images of the ... Center for Solar-Terrestrial Research (CSTR) at Big Bear Solar Observatory (BBSO) in California, "Cona" -- the adaptive optics system ...

A recent period of strong solar flares is expected to gradually decline over the coming weeks and months, scientists say, along with the potential for brief communication blackouts as the sun’s ...

TNOs are bodies in the solar system that orbit the Sun beyond Neptune, which is 30 times more distant from the Sun than the Earth. A preprint describing the discovery is hosted on the preprint ...