For decades, scientists have tried to understand how the Sun's corona (outer atmosphere) gets so blisteringly hot while its ...

Scientists have finally observed long-sought twisting magnetic waves, known as torsional Alfvén waves, in the Sun’s corona—ending an eight-decade search that began in the 1940s. Using the powerful ...

Discover the sun like never before as we explore its outer layers the corona chromosphere and photosphere and reveal the ...

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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 ...

Did you know it rains on the Sun? Not water, of course. It's solar rain, which occurs in the Sun's corona, the outermost layer composed of intensely hot plasma. This phenomenon involves cooler, ...

Many got to see the Aurora Borealis, or Northern Lights, recently but have you ever wondered what causes them? They’re caused ...

Solar wind could light up the sky with gorgeous colors. — -- Sky watchers may be treated to stunning views of the Northern Lights tonight thanks to an increase in solar winds. A hole in the sun's ...