New images of the sun captured by the Solar Orbiter mission showcase the highest-resolution views of our star’s visible surface ever seen, revealing sunspots and continuously moving charged gas called ...

Two unusual cosmic events happened in late 2025, fascinating people across the world. A rare interstellar comet called ...

A strange and unexpected phenomenon has been observed on the Sun: a section of its surface has broken off and is now ...

They say beauty is only skin deep, and apparently so is the Sun’s magnetic field, according to a recent study. The Sun’s magnetic field is shallow, suggests new research, which used computer ...

Andrew McCarthy coordinated with friend and YouTube personality Gabriel C. Brown to create the striking image on Nov. 8 in ...

Looking at the sun through a telescope can cause serious damage to your health and vision, so how exactly are we meant to get pictures of the Sun's surface if we can't even look at it? Well, that's ...

Our Sun is far from a smooth, white ball in the sky. Twisting and looping magnetic field lines rise from its surface like hair, causing dark, transient patches on the surface called sunspots wherever ...

(CNN) — New images of the sun’s surface captured by a powerful ground-based solar telescope on Maui have revealed sunspots and other features in unprecedented detail. The eight images, released on May ...

A viral image circulating on social media purports to show a clear close-up view of the face of the star at the center of the solar system. "One of the most clear pictures of the sun's surface," reads ...

NASA and the European Space Agency released the closest pictures of the sun ever taken last week. Animation courtesy of Solar Orbiter/EUI Team (ESA & NASA); CSL, IAS, MPS, PMOD/WRC, ROB, UCL/MSSL Our ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — New research indicates the sun’s magnetic field originates much closer to the surface than previously thought, a finding that could help predict periods of extreme solar ...