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Arizona Backyard Astronomer Captures 'Godzilla' on the Sun
Planet Wins3h ago

Arizona Backyard Astronomer Captures 'Godzilla' on the Sun

An Arizona astrophotographer filmed a massive plasma cloud towering above the sun that looks just like the iconic monster. His stunning videos reveal the invisible magnetic forces that sculpt our closest star. #

Space.com2 min read
Cosmonauts Install Sun-Watching Telescope in 6-Hour Spacewalk
Global NewsMay 27

Cosmonauts Install Sun-Watching Telescope in 6-Hour Spacewalk

Two Russian cosmonauts successfully completed a six-hour spacewalk outside the International Space Station, installing a telescope that will help scientists better predict dangerous solar flares. The mission showcased international cooperation in space while advancing our ability to understand the sun's behavior.

Space.com2 min read
Sun's 19-Day Radio Burst Shatters Space Weather Records
InnovationMay 24

Sun's 19-Day Radio Burst Shatters Space Weather Records

Scientists tracked a mysterious solar radio signal that refused to stop for 19 days, nearly four times longer than any previous burst. The discovery could help protect satellites and spacecraft from dangerous solar activity.

Science Daily2 min read
NASA CubeSat Tests Solar Neutrino Detector in Space
InnovationMay 7

NASA CubeSat Tests Solar Neutrino Detector in Space

A tiny spacecraft launched to study neutrinos, mysterious particles that zip through the universe at nearly the speed of light. This mission could unlock secrets about the Sun's core and the very structure of our universe.

NASA2 min read
Scientists Map Sun's Hidden Side Using Sound Waves
InnovationApr 25

Scientists Map Sun's Hidden Side Using Sound Waves

For the first time, researchers can now detect magnetic fields on the far side of the sun without seeing it, potentially giving Earth earlier warnings about dangerous solar storms. By listening to sound waves traveling through the star, they've unlocked crucial information that was previously invisible.

Google News - Science2 min read
NASA Captures Young Star's Protective Bubble Like Our Sun's
Planet WinsFeb 24

NASA Captures Young Star's Protective Bubble Like Our Sun's

For the first time, astronomers have photographed a protective bubble around a young star remarkably similar to our Sun, showing what protected Earth billions of years ago. The discovery reveals how our own solar system looked in its cosmic childhood.

NASA3 min read
Twin Spacecraft Reveal Sun's Hidden Secrets in 5-Hour Eclipse
Planet WinsJan 22

Twin Spacecraft Reveal Sun's Hidden Secrets in 5-Hour Eclipse

A groundbreaking space mission created an artificial eclipse lasting five hours, capturing three massive plasma eruptions from the sun that could solve one of our star's biggest mysteries. The stunning footage shows details scientists have never seen before.

Live Science2 min read
Two Satellites Create Artificial Eclipses to Study Sun
Planet WinsJan 19

Two Satellites Create Artificial Eclipses to Study Sun

European spacecraft flying in perfect formation are capturing never-before-seen views of the sun's inner corona by creating solar eclipses on demand. In just five hours, they caught three rare plasma eruptions that scientists rarely get to observe.

Phys.org2 min read