Science 101 tells us that the twinkling appearance of stars from our vantage point on Earth is due to atmospheric effects: winds and varying temperatures and densities in the air bend and distort the ...

Have you seen the Northern Lights? They're more than just pretty colors; when you see them in Pittsburgh, there's science ...

Debris spots found on stars reveal planets that went splat like bugs on a windshield. The result: metal smears on the surface of parent stars, said European Southern Observatory astronomer Luca ...

Our Sun has been burning brightly for currently about 4.5 billion years and will continue to do so for another 7 billion years or so. A photon from the surface of the Sun takes about 8 minutes and 20 ...

The sun's convection zone plays a key role in the generation and evolution of the Sun's magnetic field. Analyzing data sets spanning more than 20 years, researchers have obtained the most ...

How do you power a super advanced alien civilization? Soak up a star. We harness the power of the sun using solar panels. What if you were to scale this idea to astronomical proportions? Surround an ...

The sun has long intrigued scientists. However, this sphere of super-heated plasma—the closest star to Earth—is also notoriously difficult to study, leaving many unanswered questions. Now, researchers ...

Scientists have advanced in their quest to create an accurate model of the sun's inner workings, which could pave the way to a better understanding of our solar system. Accurate solar models might ...

Deep beneath the surface of the sun lies a razor-thin transition zone called the tachocline. Despite being only a sliver in size, the tachocline is believed to be the engine room of the un’s magnetic ...