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 >>
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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 >>
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 >>
This is the Sun like you’ve never seen it before
NASA’s Hi-C 2.1 telescope captured the Sun’s tiny plasma threads in never-before-seen detail. The threads make up the coronal loops that twist out of the star, and the smallest of the threads measures >>
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 >>
Scientists think they’ve solved the mystery of sunspots
We owe a lot to our Sun, and without it, well, we wouldn’t be here at all. Scientists have studied our star for a long time, and learned plenty about it over the >>
NASA just approved two new missions to study the Sun
NASA has plenty of projects on its slate at the moment, but that has never stopped the U.S. space agency from looking to the future. Our Sun, which is already a major area >>
NASA says now is a great time to leave Earth
When you’re planning on taking a trip it pays to plan ahead, and one of the first things you should do is check the weather forecast. The same is true for space travelers >>
