Use the link below to download a NASA/SDO poster showing different wavelengths and temperatures of the Sun in all its splendour. The Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) is a program run by NASA ...

The fastest human-made object is hurtling toward the sun at this very moment, approaching speeds of 430,000 mph — and on December 24, it's scheduled to make history. NASA's Parker Solar Probe ...

A Nasa spacecraft has made history by surviving the closest-ever approach to the Sun. Scientists received a signal from the Parker Solar Probe just before midnight on Thursday after it had been ...

Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) recently passed within 8 million miles of the Sun, capturing the attention of astronomers. Observed by NASA and ESA’s Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO), the comet ...

NASA’s PUNCH mission, set for launch on Feb 27, will deploy four satellites to study the transition between the sun’s corona and the solar wind. The mission aims to improve understanding of ...

As an X-class, this was one of the most intense flares that can be ejected from the sun. The danger from this one has already passed, but NASA and the NOAA did note that there were some moderate ...

Beyond NASA, space programs in countries like Russia ... Narrator: Here on Earth, our atmosphere shields us from 77% of the sun's radiation. But astronauts in space don't have that natural shield ...

An curved arrow pointing right. NASA's Solar Dynamic Observatory (SDO) captured a solar prominence erupting from the sun's surface. The SDO used high-definition cameras to record the prominence on ...

If you buy through a BGR link, we may earn an affiliate commission, helping support our expert product labs. NASA scientists spotted a strange polar vortex near the Sun’s northern pole.