For decades, scientists have struggled to see the outermost layer of the Sun, called the corona, with enough detail to unlock its secrets. This region, which blazes at millions of degrees and throws ...

Being within a narrow path across Mexico, the United States and eastern Canada on April 8 will give a rare chance to see the hottest thing any human ever sees: the corona surrounding the sun. The word ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Scientists threw everything they had at the sky during the solar eclipse that swept across much of the United States on April 8, 2024. They deployed high-altitude aircraft, enlisted ...

Indian researchers have developed a method to detect hidden turbulence in the Sun's corona, offering insights into why it's ...

On April 8, 2024, millions across the globe were captivated by the rare and mesmerizing phenomenon of a total solar eclipse. In an unprecedented effort to document this celestial event, NASA’s Eclipse ...

This snapshot of our constantly changing Sun catches looping filaments and energetic eruptions on their outward journey from our star’s turbulent surface. The disc of our star is a rippling mass of ...

The word “corona” means “crown” — during the eclipse, it becomes visible, and streaming plasma leaving the Sun appears in amazing patterns. This outer atmosphere shines with a strange whitish light, ...

Our sun, a giant ball of plasma, is a magnetically messy place. It hosts plasma layers in place of its solid surface, and each layer rotates at a different speed. The result is a tangled, turbulent ...

Scientists are one step closer to solving a key mystery about the sun. Researchers have discovered a complex, dynamic, web-like plasma structure in the sun's middle atmosphere, suggesting that the ...