The sun's lower atmosphere, the chromosphere, is usually drowned out by light from below it. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The ...

Back in the fall Nobel Intent covered the launch of the Solar B probe, a joint operation between NASA, the ESA, and the Japanese space agency. Just recently the probe, renamed Hinode—Japanese for ...

As skies darkened Monday over North America during a rare solar eclipse, many people noticed bright dots — flickering spots that were reddish, pink and orange in hue — along the periphery of the moon ...

Scientists have explored the magnetic field in upper solar atmosphere by observing the polarization of ultraviolet light with the CLASP sounding rocket experiment during its 5-minute flight in space ...

Stunning new images captured by the world's most powerful solar telescope show the face of the sun in astonishing never-before-seen detail. The amazing shots, released by the US National Solar ...

Follow along step by step with astrophotographer Miguel Claro in this behind-the-scenes look at how such a mesmerizing solar photograph was made. When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...

The Calcium Quark filter lets you see the Sun's chromosphere, revealing details invisible with standard filters. It shows features like sunspots, faculae, and active regions with enhanced detail. The ...

Professional photographer and science communicator Miguel Claro has created an incredible time-lapse video of the Sun flinging out a coronal mass ejection (CME) into space. Around one hour's worth of ...

A paradox that puzzled a generation of solar and atomic physicists – and occasionally pitted theories from one field against the other – has been resolved. The paradox concerns the polarization of ...