NASA Touched the Sun, Here’s what they Found
NASA's Parker Solar Probe flew into the Sun's corona on December 24, 2024, coming within 3.8 million miles of the surface while traveling at...
Why Directly Above and Below the Sun Region Remains Unexplored?
Spacecraft have traveled to Mars, Saturn, Pluto, and even beyond the outer edge of our solar system...
Scientists ‘Bottle’ the Sun with a Liquid Battery
Scientists have found a new way to 'bottle' the sun using a liquid molecule that works like a battery.
If the Milky Way were the Size of North America, the Sun would be…
If the Milky Way were the size of North America, the Sun would be...
Is This the Biggest Star in the Universe?
Our Sun may look huge to us, but in reality, it’s tiny compared to some of the massive stars out there.
First Map of the Sun’s Outer Boundary
Using NASA’s Parker Solar Probe and other spacecraft near Earth, scientists have created and confirmed the first two-dimensional map of the...
The Fall of Icarus- a free fall aligned with the Sun
Photographer Andrew McCarthy captured "The Fall of Icarus," a free fall aligned with...
What if All the Sun’s Power were Concentrated into a Single Spot?
What if all the Sun's power were concentrated into a one-meter-wide laser beam hitting Earth?
Earth in a Powerful Solar Storm
Can the Sun be dangerous? Sometimes, yes. Watch what happens when Earth is in a powerful Solar storm.
Explore Our Dynamic Sun with NASA
Have you ever wondered what the Sun is made of? Or why can you get sunburned even when it’s cloudy? NASA’s new Explore the Sun toolkit helps answer these questions and more...