The sun has become more and more active over the last 16 years, in a turn that surprised scientists and could affect space weather and technology on Earth, NASA announced this week. A new research, ...

The sun has become increasingly active since 2008, a new NASA study shows. Solar activity is known to fluctuate in cycles of 11 years, but there are longer-term variations that can last decades. Case ...

NASA/GSFC/SDO On October 8, the Solar Dynamics Observatory spacecraft captured a spooky sight in distant the sky: the sun looking like a menacing jack-o'-lantern, just in time for Halloween. Take a ...

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 ...

In a surprising turn of events, the Sun is entering a phase of heightened activity years ahead of schedule, defying official predictions and leaving scientists scrambling to understand what’s behind ...

NASA has been slowly working the Parker Solar Probe closer and closer to the Sun ever since its launch in 2018. The probe, which is heralded as the fastest object humans have ever made, has broken ...