Scientists have pulled back the curtain on one of the most extreme solar regions seen in decades, tracking it almost nonstop ...

Aurora alert! The colossal solar storm could impact and trigger impressive northern lights.

A powerful flare unleashed a severe solar storm that caused auroras and GPS disruptions on Earth.

Solar prominences occur when the sun’s plasma, flowing along the magnetic field lines that the sun creates, forms a loop into space along the edge of the sun’s disk. When a prominence becomes ...

For much of the past decade, Andrew McCarthy has been exploring the universe—albeit from his backyard in Arizona. Using telescopes with specialized filters, planetary cameras, and astro-specific ...

Safe solar observation is achievable through specialized eclipse glasses and telescope filters, enabling direct viewing of the Sun's dynamic surface. White-light filters, categorized as glass or film, ...

An Arizona-based astrophotographer has pulled off what may be an unprecedented feat in photography: capturing a skydiver in free fall perfectly aligned with the surface of the sun. Andrew McCarthy, ...

You know the sun can damage your skin, but what about your eyes? Ophthalmologist Jeff Pettey, MD, breaks down the risks of sun exposure to your vision, from painful short-term conditions to long-term ...

New calculations suggest the sun is a few fractions of a percent smaller than previously estimated, and that could change how we study it. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

Sunburn and heat exhaustion aren’t the only reasons to avoid too much sunshine this summer: Going gray is another consideration. Hair strands, which grow out of glands called follicles, can't change ...