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 ...

Proba-3 took an image of the Sun's inner corona every five minutes during an active period in September last year.

The sun's inner corona, the hottest part of our star's atmosphere, appears faint yellow in a time-lapse made from images ...

Launched in late 2024 from India, the dual-satellite formation-flying technology creates artificial solar eclipses in orbit, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It's no wonder astrophotographers like Johnston are turning their attention to our home star, because you never quite know what ...

The sun has been in full force in 2024 thanks to the start of solar maximum. The explosive peak of the sun's roughly 11-year solar cycle officially arrived this year after months of speculation. As a ...

These incredibly detailed images of the sun were captured by astrophotographer Mark Johnston from his backyard in Scottsdale, Arizona. It's no wonder astrophotographers like Johnston are turning their ...