The earliest light in the universe has been traveling across space since just after the Big Bang. Known as the cosmic ...

We Earthlings see the sun every day of our lives—but gaining a truly new view of our star is a rare and precious thing. So ...

The earliest light in the universe has been traveling across space since just after the Big Bang. Known as the cosmic ...

Solar Orbiter captures first-ever images of the Sun’s poles, offering insights into solar magnetism, atmospheric motion, and the solar wind.

For the first time in history, we re seeing the Sun from an angle no one ever has: from above and below its poles. Thanks to ...

"We didn't know what exactly to expect from these first observations – the sun's poles are literally terra incognita,” Sami ...

Taken near the sun on March 23 and revealed to Earthlings Wednesday (June 11), the new images from ESA's Solar Orbiter show a view ... maps of the solar magnetic field highlight an intriguing paradox: ...

Messy Magnetism and a Solar Speed Map According to the ESA, the Sun's south pole was studied with three scientific instruments in March, including the Solar Orbiter's PHI.

Galileo started this quest over 400 years ago, and scientists finally were able to peek at one of the biggest mysteries of ...

The explosion of a star, called a supernova, is an immensely violent event. It usually involves a star more than eight times ...

The only evening planet for July is Mars, faint red in the west at dusk, and getting lost in the Sun’s glare by August. High ...