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 …
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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 …
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 …
NASA just received a major data dump from its mission to ‘Touch the Sun’
We’re rapidly approaching the one-year anniversary of the launch of NASA’s much-hyped mission to “Touch the Sun” with its Parker Solar Probe. The spacecraft is …
Astronomers just spotted an asteroid that loves the Sun
Thanks to astronomers and their constant search for new bodies moving throughout our solar system, we know about a lot of asteroids. Many of them …
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. …
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 …
Astronomers warn of solar ‘superflare’ that could hit Earth
Like all life on Earth, we owe a lot to the Sun. Without it, we wouldn’t be here, but it also has the power to …
NASA’s mission to ‘Touch the Sun’ just hit another major milestone
In 2018, NASA launched a mission to do something that scientists have never done before. The Parker Solar Probe mission is truly the first of …
A new farthest-ever object has been found in our solar system
It wasn’t long ago that astronomers detected the presence of what was then considered the most distant object in our solar system. The object, called …
NASA’s mission to ‘Touch the Sun’ just reached a major milestone
NASA had a big year in 2018 with several bold new missions to study various features of our Solar System, and one of the most …
NASA is finally getting the first data from its mission to ‘Touch the Sun’
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has already provided us with plenty of news since its launch back in August. It’s gotten closer to the Sun than …
The ESA just released our best look yet at the Sun’s north pole
Spotting the Sun is easy on a cloud-free day, but scientists hoping to learn more about our nearest star have a difficult task when it …
NASA’s Sun-visiting spacecraft survived its first brush with a star
It’s been a busy week for the folks manning the controls of the Sun-touching Parker Solar Probe at NASA. After breaking a bunch of records …
NASA’s mission to ‘Touch the Sun’ just reached its first major milestone with close flyby
It’s been a busy month for the Parker Solar Probe which, if you haven’t been keeping track, is currently moving faster than any man-made object …
The Parker Solar Probe is now the fastest thing mankind has ever built
The Parker Solar Probe is having one heck of a week. It was only yesterday that NASA announced its do-it-all star-studying machine has gotten closer …
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe is now the closest to the Sun that any spacecraft has ever been
NASA’s much-hyped mission to “touch the Sun” has only been underway for a couple of months, but it’s already achieved something that no other spacecraft …
NASA’s solar probe spares a thought for Earth as it speeds towards the Sun
NASA began its mission to “touch the Sun” back in mid-August, sending the Parker Solar Probe towards our star on a first-of-its-kind trip that will …
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe is getting ready for its date with Venus
It was just over a week ago now that NASA successfully launched the Parker Solar Probe, and did so as the scientist it is named …
Dr. Eugene Parker watches as NASA’s solar probe that carries his name begins its historic mission
When NASA launched the Parker Solar Probe on Sunday it was the beginning of a mission that will break new ground in Sun research. The …
NASA’s historic mission to ‘Touch the Sun’ will begin on Saturday
It’s been a long time coming, but NASA’s Parker Solar Probe is finally just days away from its historic launch towards the star that hosts …
Ancient blue crystals tell the tale of the Sun’s volatile early years
The Sun is the oldest body in our Solar System — and since everything in our system revolves around it, that obviously makes perfect sense …
NASA explains why its insane mission to ‘Touch the Sun’ won’t end in catastrophe
NASA is going to send a spacecraft to the Sun. That, on its own, is pretty wild, but the fact that scientists plan on the …
Astronomers discover that the Sun has to deal with shrinkage
The Sun is big. By volume, the Sun could fit roughly 1.3 million Earths inside of it, but new research suggests that our friendly star …
Here’s what might happen when the Sun finally bites the cosmic dust
You don’t need me to tell you that the Sun is pretty important to all of us. Without it, we wouldn’t be here, but it …
Astronomers are looking for the Sun’s long-lost twins by checking the ‘DNA’ of stars
We sometimes think of the Sun as a pretty special star, but only because of the fact that Earth happens to be in the perfect …
The first NASA spacecraft that will ‘touch the Sun’ is just about ready to launch
You probably don’t think about it on a daily basis but the Sun is pretty darn important. Without it, we wouldn’t be here, and our …
NASA wants to stick your name on the solar probe that will ‘touch the Sun’
Even the most dedicated sky watching hobbyists have to accept the fact that observing the amazing accomplishments of NASA and other space-faring organizations is as …
Solar storm expected to reach Earth today – here’s what you need to know
The Sun is pretty important to life as we know it. After all, we wouldn’t be here without it, but it also gives us a …
The Sun is getting cooler and dimmer, but scientists aren’t worried
In what is being considered a particularly rare event, scientists are projecting that the Sun will be an unusually cool customer by the year 2050. …
