High-tech and incredibly expensive spacecraft like the Parker Solar Probe have been sent toward our host star in the hopes of revealing some of its secrets. Back on Earth, massive observatories attempt to >>
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Korean scientists made an artificial Sun that reaches 100 million degrees
Researchers in Korea have broken their own record by recreating the intense conditions of the Sun on a very small scale. The KSTAR Research Center managed to maintain plasma at a temperature of >>
UFO hunter says he’s finally found proof of aliens, and they’re on the Sun
A UFO hunter claims to have found evidence of an unidentified object hanging out very close to the Sun. Images from NASA’s SOHO observatory show what appears to be a curved solar flare >>
The Earth’s magnetic field just did something scientists rarely see
Scientists detected a strange ripple through Earth’s magnetic field without any obvious source. The wave was detected by scientists around the world, and it wasn’t linked to solar activity or anything the Sun >>
Get ready to see the Sun as you’ve never seen it before
NASA’s Solar Orbiter, a mission conducted in partnership with the European Space Agency, made its first close approach observations of the star. The spacecraft is roughly halfway between the Earth and the Sun >>
NASA spots piping hot batch of new sunspots, hinting at increased solar activity
New sunspots and solar flares on the Sun were spotted by NASA and could be an indication that we’re entering a period of increased solar activity. The solar minimum, a period of low >>
This is actually what the surface of the Sun looks like
The Sun rises and falls every day, giving us plenty of opportunities to see it. From Earth, we can’t really make out what it is since it’s an ultra-bright blob in the sky >>
NASA and ESA want to see the Sun’s poles, but it won’t be easy
Over the course of human history, astronomers have spent a lot of time studying our nearest star. Telescopes on the ground can only see so much, and even the recently launched Parker Solar >>
