Solar Astronomy

New Horizons Did Amazing Work Before Even Arriving At Pluto

New Horizons collected 3 years of data during it's mission to Pluto and beyond, and that data is telling us…

9 years ago

Solar Storms Ignite Aurora On Jupiter

In 2011, a coronal mass ejection reached Jupiter and produced x-ray auroras hundreds of times brighter than Earth's auroras.

9 years ago

Sun-Like Star Shows Magnetic Field Was Key For Early Life On Earth

By studying the star Kappa Ceti, researchers have determined that the young Sun in our solar system was a much…

9 years ago

The Solar Heliospheric Observatory at 20

Flashback to 1995: Clinton was in the White House, Star Trek Voyager premiered, we all carried pagers in the pre-mobile…

9 years ago

Kicking Off Eclipse Season: Our Guide to the September 13th Partial Solar Eclipse

Eclipse season 2 of 2 for 2015 is nigh this weekend, book-ended by a partial solar eclipse on September 13th,…

9 years ago

The Journey of Light, From the Stars to Your Eyes

This week, millions of people will turn their eyes to the skies in anticipation of the 2015 Perseid meteor shower. But what happens on less…

9 years ago

Catching Earth at Aphelion

Do you feel a little… distant today? The day after the 4th of July weekend brings with it the promise…

9 years ago

This Video About Solar Superstorms is Narrated by Benedict Cumberbatch and It Looks Awesome.

What's better than a full 180-degree digital theater experience that takes you into the heart of our Sun to see…

10 years ago

Watch an Enormous “Plasma Snake” Erupt from the Sun

Over the course of April 28–29 a gigantic filament, briefly suspended above the surface* of the Sun, broke off and…

10 years ago

Crossing Quarters: Would the Real Astronomical Midway Point Please Stand Up?

Happy May Day Eve! Maybe May 1st is a major holiday in your world scheme, or perhaps you see it…

10 years ago