the probe's survival marks a critical milestone in science's quest to unravel the mysteries of our closest star. NASA's Parker Solar Probe is a groundbreaking mission to dive into the sun's ...

For the last few days, NASA’s orbiting Solar and Heliospheric Observatory has been studying comet ATLAS S1 approach the sun, using its occulter to block out the light from our star’s disk.

Scientists have long struggled to accurately predict solar flares, but a recent breakthrough using NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory has uncovered a promising new sign: flickering coronal loops. These ...

Narrator: Right now, NASA is exploring ... 6.2 million kilometers of the Sun's surface, the closest we've ever been. But what if we wanted an even closer look? Our first stop gets pretty hot.

It waxes and wanes and, so far, has defied attempts to predict it—attempts that are getting ever more important as our ... NASA’s Parker Solar Probe completed its 15th close approach to the ...

When you purchase through links on our ... on NASA's Watch the Skies blog. During December, the part of the pole that extends from the Northern Hemisphere is pointing away from the sun.

What will happen when it slams into our galaxy in about 30 million years? Video courtesy of NASA Follow Tech Insider: On Facebook More from Tech Astronomers have discovered a massive cloud of gas ...