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Astrophoto: Sunspot Flyover
Watch out! That plane is heading straight for a sunspot! Astrophotographer Sebastien Lebrigand was taking some detailed images of the…
An Illustrative Explanation Of Our Solar System
The Solar System: it's our home in space, the neighborhood that we all grew up in and where -- unless…
Amateur Astronomer Captures Incredible Movie of Looping Prominences on the Sun
This close-up movie of looping, dancing prominences on the Sun looks like something you’d see from one of the spacecraft…
Is the Sun More Active Than it Looks? An Innovative Method to Characterize the Solar Cycle
The Sun has provided no shortage of mysteries thus far during solar cycle #24. And perhaps the biggest news story…
What Will Happen When the Sun’s Magnetic Poles Reverse?
The Sun’s magnetic field will likely reverse sometime in the next three to four months. No, this is not the…
Could We Move The Sun?
An idea that really captures my imagination is what kinds of future civilizations there might be. And I’m not the…
Solar Cycle #24: On Track to be the Weakest in 100 Years
Our nearest star has exhibited some schizophrenic behavior thus far for 2013. By all rights, we should be in the…
How Hot is the Sun?
The Sun is hot, really hot. How hot hot really is, depends on which part you’re talking about: The sun…
Incredible Astrophoto: The Youngest Possible New Moon by Thierry Legault
It’s always striking to see a tiny sliver of the New Moon. But you’ve probably never seen a sliver this…
Gesundheit! Hairy And Sneeze-worthy Rings Snare Summer Sun
For the past two weeks puffy clumps of seeds have been riding the air in my town. You can't avoid…