Comet Nishimura came into NASA's STEREO-A spacecraft's field of view. The solar wind was interacting with the tail of the ...

NASA's Parker Solar Probe observed solar wind reversing back toward the Sun during its close approach, revealing dynamic atmospheric processes and providing critical insights into solar material and ...

The Sun’s outflow is supposed to be a one-way trip, with charged particles streaming steadily into interplanetary space. Now ...

For the first time, scientists have created detailed, 2D maps of the sun's outermost atmosphere. This feat was accomplished ...

NASA's Parker Solar Probe has generated the first continuous, two-dimensional maps of the Sun's outer atmosphere, revealing ...

NASA is preparing to launch two missions on Tuesday: one to study the sun, the other to examine, oh, just the origins of the universe. “How does the universe work? How did we get here within that ...

Comets are not the only celestial bodies with tails. Earth and Mercury also possess them, formed by different mechanisms. Mercury's tail is a glowing ...

"We expect we'll revolutionize how space weather is forecasted." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The secrets of the solar wind ...

What just happened? For decades, scientists have puzzled over the origin of water on the Moon, a resource that could prove vital for future lunar exploration. Since the 1960s, a leading hypothesis has ...

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe reveals the sun recycling erupting plasma, as solar material bursts outward then curls back, ...