Solar flares recorded again by NASA — This time the Sun is producing more than expected

Citizen scientists reviewing NASA data discovered unusually high Solar flare rates, helping researchers better understand the ...
ZME Science

The Sun Was Formed 10,000 Light-Years Closer to the Milky Way Center. It Escaped in a Massive Migration of Thousands of Solar Twins

A groundbreaking study in galactic archaeology proves the Sun made a treacherous journey to reach its current home in the ...
Scientific American

The sun and thousands of its twins migrated across the Milky Way just in time

Our sun was born 4.6 billion years ago near the crowded center of the Milky Way and then migrated roughly 10,000 light-years ...
Princeton University

IMAP opens a new era for heliosphere science and space weather

The Princeton-led NASA mission has officially begun its science mission to study the sun and everything it touches. Princeton marked the occasion with a panel discussion, science talks and a reception ...

NASA's DART mission didn't just change the orbit of asteroid it hit

NASA's DART mission didn’t just change the orbit of Dimorphos, the asteroid it hit. It changed the orbit of the larger Didymos around the sun.
Scientific American

Improved ‘Terminator’ sun model could change space weather forecasting

On May 10, 2024, a John Deere dealer sent out a strange press release. “Please be advised that there is significant solar flare and space weather activity,” it read. The company, a maker of tractors ...

Asteroid-Smashing NASA Mission Sped Up Space Rocks’ Journey Around the Sun

New data about the DART spacecraft’s effects adds evidence that Earth could be defended from future deadly asteroids by diverting their orbits.
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What did the 2024 solar eclipse reveal about the sun? NASA Eclipse Megamovie data released

NASA’s Eclipse Megamovie dataset from the 2024 total solar eclipse provides detailed observations of the Sun’s corona, including 52,469 photos from 143 volunteer-led observatories.