BepiColombo is slowly uncovering more and more fun facts about Mercury as it continues its preliminary mission. One of the ...

"This is one of the most exciting results from Solar Orbiter so far." ...

For many centuries, the Sun has been one of the most recognisable but least understood phenomena in our sky. While it has ...

Solar Orbiter captured the most detailed view of a solar flare, observing the build-up of events that lead to the explosion.

This study provides an unparalleled estimate of the magnitude, structure, and evolution of magnetic fields inside the Sun over three decades, which is tremendously important for understanding how our ...

The substances could help supply a lunar base ...

Arctic Monkeys have made a grand return to music as part of what is gearing up to be one of the biggest charity albums of all ...

Solar flares are characterized by intense bursts of energy and radiation from the Sun’s surface. In a matter of just a few ...

Scientists watched a solar flare grow from tiny magnetic sparks into a violent plasma-raining avalanche on the Sun.

A powerful solar storm lit skies far beyond the poles, revealing how Earth’s magnetic shield protects the planet during ...

ESA's Solar Orbiter was in the right place at the right time to capture unprecedented views of the buildup to a solar flare. The spacecraft captured images every two seconds, described as 'sports ...

Using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), an international team of astronomers has mapped a magnetic ...