The sun is around 1,000 times more massive than Jupiter, which is the fifth planet in the solar system, so the effect on the sun as a result of the gas giant is no more than a 40-mile-per-hour ...

Newly-released photos capture the sun in highest resolution ever, space agency says The Solar Orbiter, which launched in February 2020, imaged the sun's surface from less than 46 million miles ...

Scientists have released the closest images ever to the sun, captured by NASA’s Parker Solar Probe flying 3.8 million miles ...

This is not a close-up of a dried orange peel but the incendiary details of the sun in outer space. The Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope, ... 10 favorite Lego sets, sourced from actual Lego fans.

Physicists have created a mini sun with its own simulated gravity to investigate the causes of extreme space weather. The tiny sun — consisting of a superheated plasma inside a 1-inch-wide (3 ...

Recreating artificial solar eclipses in space could help astronomers decipher the inner workings of our sun much quicker than ...

A flurry of solar storms suggests the sun is in a period of maximal activity, so more auroras could be in store. Next month, NASA will fly its Parker Solar Probe close to the sun.

NASA launches probe on historic mission to study the sun 02:38. A spacecraft from the European Space Agency has captured new video of the sun's surface, showing plasma swirling on the star's ...

The European Space Agency revealed that a mission to create an artificial eclipse was a success. The photos will allow scientists to study the sun's corona.

First off, there is molecular oxygen in space – just not a lot of it. It has been found in molecular form in a few places, including the Orion Nebula and the Rho Ophiuchi cloud, and the galaxy ...