Earth reaches its closest point to the Sun in early January, a phenomenon known as perihelion. Despite this proximity, the ...

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 its closest-ever dive into the Sun’s atmosphere, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has returned stunning new images and data that bring scientists closer to solving one of the Sun’s biggest mysteries: how ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins APL/Naval Research Lab NASA's Parker Solar Probe is no stranger to ...

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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 heavily armored Parker Solar Probe has traveled to within just 3.86 million miles (6.1 million kilometers) of the sun’s surface — what NASA calls “hyper close.” It’s the third time it has ...

On December 19, the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS will make its closest approach to Earth with NASA saying it poses no danger to our planet. Skygazers can watch comet 3I/ATLAS with the help of a ...

"The planet gets in the way from the point of view of any one spacecraft, so we had to spread them around the planet to look everywhere all at once." When you purchase through links on our site, we ...

The Solar Dynamics Observatory saw a lunar transit and an Earth eclipse on July 25 — the first when the moon passed between it and the sun, and another when Earth did the same. When you purchase ...