Sunspot AR3256 erupted with an X1.2-class solar flare. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured the fireworks in multiple ...

After four centuries of advances, astronomers now capture the Sun’s swirling, dynamic features in stunning detail.

Traditional solar cells harvest only a narrow sliver of the electromagnetic energy pouring down onto Earth, and that's one of the reasons it's been so challenging to get solar efficiency beyond 20-30 ...

The new Visible Tunable Filter (VTF) takes incredibly detailed pictures of the Sun. The VTF captures many images very quickly by focusing on specific light wavelengths. The images show sunspots with ...

A group of researchers from the New Jersey Institute of Technology's Center for Solar-Terrestrial Research (NJIT-CSTR) have achieved a significant milestone by capturing the October 14 solar eclipse ...

Typically, we can only see the sun's extended corona during a total eclipse, not a partial or annular one. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how ...