Technically, the sun is a G-type main-sequence star — specifically, a G2V star. The "V" indicates that it is a dwarf, Tony ...

P erihelion – or the Earth's closest approach to our host star – will take place on January 3, 2026. At this point, our ...

Norse mythology portrays the Sun (Sól) as a feminine figure chased daily across the sky, representing a constant battle against destructive forces and highlighting the precarious balance between life ...

The Sun’s magnetic field is invisible to our eyes, but it quietly shapes everything from the shimmering auroras over the ...

For the first time in the history of solar observation, NASA has made the Sun’s invisible magnetic behavior visible. Using ...

COLORADO — We get plenty of sunny days in Colorado. You probably know that we have longer days in the summer, and shorter days in the winter. But, the path the Sun takes through Colorado's sky is more ...

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe combined efforts with other spacecraft to create the first 2D maps of the Sun’s outer surface, ...

Out in the depths of space there lurk a range of threats to our very existence. A "War of the Worlds" scenario might be implausible, but can't be discounted. Then there are meteorites. According to ...

Every image you've ever seen of the sun is looking at its equator, because Earth's orbit sits there with a 7.25-degree tilt. That means humans have never had a good angle to view the sun's north and ...

Last Saturday’s “ring of fire” eclipse, which blocked out 98 percent of the sun’s surface, was a rare and spectacular sight for those who got to view it. But the total solar eclipse in 2024 is going ...