The Sun has never looked quite like this. With a quartet of small satellites flying in formation, NASA’s PUNCH mission is ...

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe captured images of the sun 3.8 million miles away. Images collected by the probe include some of the sun’s outer atmosphere. The images are helping scientists figure out the ...

For the first time, scientists have created detailed, 2D maps of the sun's outermost atmosphere. This feat was accomplished ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins APL/Naval Research Lab NASA's Parker Solar Probe is no stranger to ...

NASA had a special Christmas gift last year. On December 24, the Parker Solar Probe reached the closest it will ever get to the Sun. As it flew just 6.1 million kilometers (3.8 million miles) from its ...

A NASA spacecraft is making a close approach to the sun, repeating its record-breaking distance of 3.8 million miles from the ...

Explosions of charged particles from the Sun, known as Coronal Mass Ejections (CME), are being observed in more detail by a NASA mission aimed at helping scientists better predict space weather events ...

On its record-breaking approach to the sun late last year, NASA's Parker Solar Probe captured stunning new images from within the sun's atmosphere. These newly released images—taken closer to the sun ...

If you’re used to pulling up Netflix to watch your favorite movies and shows, you might see something a little different on your homepage soon: a NASA space launch. This move is part of a broader ...

A NASA mission to study the heliosphere—the sun's magnetic bubble that shields our solar system—and develop a better understanding of space weather was launched from the agency's Kennedy Space Center ...

"Parker Solar Probe has once again transported us into the dynamic atmosphere of our closest star." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London.View full profile Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum ...