The recently launched spacecraft will sit upstream of the solar wind and study it before it gets to Earth. Although they will ...

A cluster of space weather satellites has blasted off to cast fresh eyes on solar storms. The three satellites belonging to ...

The Sun’s poles may hold answers to long-standing mysteries about magnetic cycles, solar wind, and space weather. The polar ...

NASA’s IMAP mission will explore the heliosphere and study how it shields Earth from cosmic radiation and space weather.

NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration have launched three new missions to enhance our understanding of ...

A new NASA study suggests that solar activity will remain high or rise further in the coming decades, contradicting previous assumptions that the sun was quieting down — and scientists "don't ...

To study the sun, scientists use a specialized telescope called a coronagraph. This instrument mimics a solar eclipse by using a occulting disk to block out the sun's bright light. By doing this, ...

The Sun is shining... so why is space still dark? Discover the real reason behind this cosmic mystery, it's not just about ...

The partial solar eclipse was visible to over 16 million people when it darkened the sky over the Pacific on Sept. 21-22 ...

Solar storms —giant bursts of energy from the Sun that disturb the Earth’s magnetic field—may play a role in triggering heart ...