For decades, scientists have tried in vain to accurately predict solar flares—intense bursts of light on the sun that can ...

The Parker Solar Probe flew within 3.8 million miles of the Sun's surface, the closest any spacecraft has ever gone.

A six-planet alignment or parade will form an arc in the early night sky, peaking in it's visibility Jan. 17-18. We let you ...

Astronomers have long tried to track down how elements like carbon, which is essential for life, become widely distributed across the universe. Now, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has examined one ...

The potential discovery of a large planet beyond Neptune’s orbit could change everything we know about the Solar System.

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G3 (ATLAS) should be visible from the southern hemisphere, and possibly also the northern hemisphere, over the next few days ...

NASA's Director of Planetary Science, Jim Green, discusses the Jan. 20 2016 Astronomical Journal science paper that points to ...

The ESA Solar Orbiter has provided a stunning new look at the Sun by combining 25 high-resolution images. This mosaic offers a detailed view of the solar surface, including sunspots and granules, ...

What Is a Magnetosphere? A magnetosphere is the region surrounding a planet that is dominated by its magnetic field. While ...