The sun’s rhythmic rise and fall in the sky can make it easy to forget that our star is unpredictable—a roiling, burbling mass of magnetically knotted plasma that governs the entire solar system. But ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. A large solar prominence ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Schmidt et al./NJIT/NSO/AURA/NSF The sun's outer atmosphere — the corona — has long ...

A spectacular solar feature has been caught in action by the Solar Orbiter mission. On March 17, 2025, the spacecraft recorded a striking solar prominence as it hovered over the Sun’s limb. The ...

The sun is always mesmerizing to watch, but Solar Orbiter captured a special treat on camera: a dark 'prominence' sticking out from the side of the sun. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest ...

These incredibly detailed images of the sun were captured by astrophotographer Mark Johnston from his backyard in Scottsdale, Arizona. It's no wonder astrophotographers like Johnston are turning their ...

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London.View full profile Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum ...

Scientists develop new optical system that removes blur over fine-structure in the Sun’s corona, revealing clearest images to date This time-lapse video of a prominence above the solar surface reveals ...

The ESA/NASA Solar Orbiter spacecraft has captured the largest solar prominence eruption ever observed in a single image together with the full solar disc. Solar prominences are large structures of ...