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 >>
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The Sun is super chill right now
Scientists predict that the upcoming solar cycle will be calm, as was the previous one. Fewer solar storms and less material flowing out from the Sun toward the Earth and Moon is advantageous >>
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 >>
The International Space Station looks awesome in front of the Sun
A new photo released by NASA shows the International Space Station transiting in front of the Sun’s disk. The image captures the space station as it travels nearly five miles per second while >>
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 >>
The Sun is going quiet as we dive deeper into a solar minimum
Solar activity is waning, and scientists say we’re headed into a period of low Sun activity known as the solar minimum. The Sun follows a pattern of active and not-so-active periods on a >>
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 >>
The Sun is the best jack-o-lantern
Halloween is rapidly approaching and that means there’s a whole lot of pumpkins meeting their demise at the hands of ambitious carvers. NASA isn’t in the pumpkin carving business, but that doesn’t mean >>
