Photographer Takes One in 1.7 Million Photo of Airplane Transiting the Sun
‘The Traveler’ by Andrew McCarthy. Astrophotographer Andrew McCarthy had to wait for six days and 1.7 million photos…
Sun Suddenly Blasts Powerful Radio Transmission for 19 Continuous Days
The Sun has broken a new record for continuous radio wave transmissions, blasting a powerful signal four times…
APOD: 2026 May 21 – A Collision of Galaxy Clusters
APOD: 2026 May 21 – A Collision of Galaxy Clusters Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image…
How can a young blue giant have a white dwarf companion star that’s billions of years older?
Sirius is a blue giant, which burns through its fuel quickly and lives only a relatively short period…
MAVEN Detects Rare Atmospheric Effect on Mars
New observations from NASA’s Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN (MAVEN) spacecraft reveal that the Zwan-Wolf effect — a…
Geomagnetic storm could illuminate the night sky with Northern Lights
The strongest solar storm in 23 years lit up the sky last night with stunning views of the…
Can Some Very Tiny Particles Cool the Planet? One Tech Company Says Yes.
A company at the forefront of solar geoengineering — the notion that blocking radiation from the sun could…
Solar bursts offer fresh evidence of magnetic turbulence near the Sun
Solar radio bursts are closely tied to how their sources move through the sun’s outer atmosphere and the…
Scientists Solve Mystery of Long-Lived Solar Prominences
The Sun’s outer layer is extremely hot, but not uniform. Amid the million-degree corona, there are cooler, denser…
First Proba-3 science: surprisingly speedy solar wind
Science & Exploration 13/04/2026 285 views 6 likes Since July 2025, the European Space Agency’s pair of Proba-3 satellites has…
Japanese researchers look at 800-year-old books and trees for signs of extreme solar events
On Feb. 21, 1204, Japanese poet Fujiwara no Teika described in his diary a bizarre phenomenon: the northern…
Sun explodes: X1.4 flare launches huge CME – VIDEO
A powerful X1.4-class solar flare erupted from Active Region 4405 on March 30, 2026, producing a large coronal…