A giant solar tornado and a massive plasma eruption were just raging on the surface of the sun at the same time — and a researcher has captured both in one spectacular image. Although the solar events ...

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 ...

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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 ...

This week we focus on the astounding and beautiful, with photos of a galaxy, a solar prominence, volcanic lightning, an asteroid moonlet, and the Earth from a mission to Mercury. The galaxy pictured ...

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 ...

For decades, scientists have struggled to see the outermost layer of the Sun, called the corona, with enough detail to unlock its secrets. This region, which blazes at millions of degrees and throws ...

This time-lapse movie of a solar prominence shows how plasma “dances” and twists with the Sun’s magnetic field. This video was taken by the Goode Solar Telescope at Big Bear Solar Observatory using ...