The Sun | Astronomy.com

Sun-like stars experience superflares roughly once per century

Artist's concept of the Proba-3 mission

Robotic Spaceflight, Solar System

Proba-3 launches, ready to eclipse the Sun

The Sun is the center of the solar system and provides the energy that makes life on our planet Earth possible. This image, taken by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory across several wavelengths in the extreme ultraviolet part of the spectrum, shows a massive solar flare (lower right) accompanied by a large eruption of material.

Solar System, Stars

Bringing the Sun to light

Pyramid of the Sun

Tales of the Sun: From myth to modern science

Artist's depiction of the four Cluster II satellites

Robotic Spaceflight, Solar System

How the Cluster II mission studied the Sun’s effects on Earth

The Sun has reached solar maximum, NASA and NOAA scientists say

stream of plasma from the Sun

Solar System, Stars

Is AI the key to predicting solar storms?

The Sun, Upcoming Events

The greatest eclipse for the rest of our lives

Solar System, Stars

Waves may be heating the solar wind — and two spacecraft caught them in action

Science, Solar System

Scientists want to study the heliosphere- here’s how they might do it

Human Spaceflight

Space weather forecasting needs an upgrade to protect future Artemis astronauts

Astrophotography, Observing, The Sun

Your best pictures of this past weekend’s aurorae