The Earth’s magnetosphere is a protective shroud that blocks charged particles and cosmic rays blasted out by the Sun. The ...

NASA has drafted its Mars rover Perseverance to help monitor the sun’s activity. Every day for the next two months, the rover ...

When a dramatic solar video began circulating earlier this year, it looked like something out of science fiction: a bright ...

For a few days, it sounded like a scene from a disaster movie: a “piece” of the sun appeared to shear away from its surface ...

On May 14, 2025, the sun erupted with the most powerful solar flare of the year. This X2.7 class event instantly caused massive radio blackouts across Europe, Asia, and the Middle East, crippling ...

The idea of artificially lowering the planet’s temperature is gaining supporters and hitting political opposition.

What are the northern lights? Here is the science behind perhaps one of the most elusive natural phenomena, the shimmering waves of green, pink, and red dancing across the night sky, forming the ...

First up, just pointing a rocket at the Sun and blasting as hard as you can would result in a wild miss. The main problem you ...

Norse mythology portrays the Sun (Sól) as a feminine figure chased daily across the sky, representing a constant battle against destructive forces and highlighting the precarious balance between life ...

"Similar to the asteroid belt, the Kuiper Belt is a region of leftovers from the solar system's early history. Like the ...

COLORADO — We get plenty of sunny days in Colorado. You probably know that we have longer days in the summer, and shorter days in the winter. But, the path the Sun takes through Colorado's sky is more ...