Latest about the sun
'Ghost' particles from the sun could lead us straight to an invisible trove of dark matter
New research suggests that the sun may hold dark matter in its fiery heart, and ghostly particles called neutrinos could lead us to it.
Will the sun ever become a black hole?
Black hole sun, won't you come? It all depends on a star's mass before it dies.
India's 1st mission to study the sun launches Sept. 2
The Aditya-1 solar mission launches hot on the heels of India's first moon landing.
'Ring of fire' solar eclipse 2023: How to watch in-person (and virtually)
On Oct. 14, an epic 'ring of fire' annular solar eclipse will swoop across North America, providing once-in-a-lifetime views for several states. Here’s how to watch, no matter where you are.
15 dazzling images of the sun
The sun is Earth's closest star, yet its beauty is too intense to appreciate with the naked eye. Here are some of the most stunning solar images that our satellites and telescopes have captured.
Mysterious waves of magnetism may explain why the sun's atmosphere is hotter than physicists thought possible
The sun's corona is 200 times hotter than its surface, defying models of stellar bodies. Now, this 80-year-old puzzle may finally have a solution.
Massive solar explosion felt on Earth, the moon and Mars simultaneously for the 1st time ever
Instruments in different parts of the solar system all captured radiation from the same coronal mass ejection for the first time ever.
Rising and setting 'Omega sun' melts into a 'lava-like blob' in trippy mirage photos
In back to back days, the sun appeared to melt into the horizon due to a trippy optical illusion called the "Omega sun."
