The sun should be at the climax of its usual 11-year cycle of activity, but solar physicists are puzzled by its mellow solar ...

These images help to unravel the magnetic mechanisms driving the sun's behavior and shaping the space environment throughout ...

Scientists have captured an exceptionally rare, high-resolution view of an active region that produced two powerful X-class ...

Space-based solar power is evolving, with NASA, Star Catcher, and Aetherflux testing new designs for wireless power beaming ...

Which planet is the furthest from the sun? Some may think it’s Pluto, but it’s actually Neptune. Learn more about this ice ...

The total solar eclipse on August 2, 2027, will be a spectacular, yet localized, event. While parts of Africa, the Middle ...

Are you prepared for the next total solar eclipse? Now less than a year away, on August 12, 2026, a path of totality will ...

Mercury is the innermost and smallest of the eight major planets in our Solar System, orbiting closest to the Sun. Though ...

Little by little (or perhaps not so little by little), science is answering questions and solving mysteries about the universe, at least as far as we know. It ...

In the face of climate change, we must turn to other sources of energy, and solar energy is the source that directly benefits ...

NASA has drafted its Mars rover Perseverance to help monitor the sun’s activity. Every day for the next two months, the rover ...

The other notable change is a drop in the use of natural gas. While natural gas use fell by just under 4 percent, its status ...