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Are We Witnessing the Start of Solar Cycle 25?
What's up with the Sun? As we've said previous, what the Sun isn't doing is the big news of 2018…
Two Spacecraft Will Get Closer to the Sun Than Ever Before
Two upcoming missions - NASA's Parker Solar Probe and the ESA's Solar Orbiter - will get closer to the Sun…
Are We Headed Towards Another Deep Solar Minimum?
Have you been keeping an eye on Sol lately? One of the top astronomy stories for 2018 may be what's…
Watch the Sun to Know When We’re Going to Have Killer Auroras
Scientists are getting better at predicting colorful auroras here on Earth by closely watching the behavior of the Sun.
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Will Touch the Sun — So Can You
Join NASA's most daring mission to the Sun by sending your name along for the ride on the Parker Solar…
22 Years Of The Sun From Soho
SOHO is celebrating a huge milestone, and one it was never intended to meet: it has now observed one complete,…
New Study Proposes a Giant, Space-Based Solar Flare Shield for Earth
A team of scientists from the Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics have proposed a bold idea for protecting Earth against…
Hubble Sees Intense Auroras on Uranus
French astronomers discover the brightest auroras on Uranus ever seen, and they look ... weird.
Solar Probe Plus Will ‘Touch’ The Sun
The Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory and Draper are helping NASA to develop the Solar Probe Plus, the first spacecraft that will…
See a Flirtatious Lunar Eclipse This Friday Night
This Friday evening watch the Moon tippy-toe right up to Earth's inner shadow for a sweet penumbral eclipse.