Perhaps it’s time to take a look. The solar cycle refers to the 11-year period of solar activity from a maximum of observed sunspots through a minimum to a new maximum. The sunspots are the ...

The European Space Agency last week released four stunning high-res images that show the sun in all its fiery glory.

Since ancient times, the sun has been known as a giver of light and heat, a source of life. Plants are coaxed from the Earth ...

The Solar Orbiter mission has captured the highest-resolution views of the sun’s surface to date, showcasing massive sunspots ...

A European spacecraft is showing us how dynamic the Sun is with newly released images, the highest-resolution images of our ...

"The sun's magnetic field is key to understanding the dynamic nature of our home star from the smallest to the largest scales ...

Solar flares are giant explosions that occur in a localized regions of the sun's atmosphere, typically originating from ...

The Solar Orbiter spacecraft has sent home the highest resolution views of the sun's surface to date, providing fresh views ...

The entire solar disk in unprecedented detail—this is shown by images of the visible surface of the sun, which researchers at ...

New images of the sun captured by the Solar Orbiter mission showcase the highest-resolution views of our star’s visible surface ever seen, revealing sunspots and continuously moving charged gas ...

This magnetism was strongest in dark regions called sunspots. In the 17th century, Galileo used the newly developed telescope to reveal that the sun was blemished with spots. He observed many of ...