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Robotic Spaceflight, Today in the History of Astronomy

April 27, 2001: SOHO sees the farside of the Sun

Human Spaceflight

How the Artemis astronauts are protected from dangerous space radiation

Today in the History of Astronomy

April 2, 1845: The first photo of the Sun

Milky Way, Solar System, Stars

The Sun’s galactic migration may have made life on Earth possible

Today in the History of Astronomy

Feb. 27, 1942: The birth of solar radio astronomy

Human Spaceflight, Robotic Spaceflight, Today in the History of Astronomy

Feb. 14, 1980: SolarMax launches

Several distinct coronal streamers can be seen in this image of the Aug. 21, 2017, total eclipse, when solar activity was moderate.

Science, Solar System

How did ancient astronomers predict solar eclipses?

Science, Solar System

Michael’s Miscellany: 10 More Cool Things About the Sun

Solar Orbiter captures magnetic avalanche in action

Science, Solar System, Stars

How can the Sun contain so many elements without its heat destroying them?

Astrophotography, The Sun

The evolution of solar imaging

Did solar radiation ground 6,000 planes?