Earth May Survive the Sun's Death, New Study Says
Scientists say our planet has a better shot at surviving the sun's fiery death than we thought. New calculations suggest Earth could drift to safety as the dying sun loses mass.
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San Antonio Doctor's Sun Safety Tips Could Save Your Skin
A four-time skin cancer survivor teams up with a dermatologist to share simple sun protection habits that could prevent skin damage before it starts. Their message: it's never too late to start protecting yourself.
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.
Webb Telescope Captures Sun's Future 5 Billion Years Out
The James Webb Space Telescope just photographed the "Eye of God" nebula, showing us exactly what our Sun will look like when it dies in five billion years. The stunning image reveals layers of glowing gas and dust streaming from a dying star 650 light-years away.
Sun Yingsha Makes Table Tennis History With Third World Cup
China's Sun Yingsha became the first woman in table tennis history to win three consecutive World Cup singles titles, joining an elite club of just two players to achieve this feat. In the same tournament, Wang Chuqin claimed his first men's crown after an epic seven-game battle.
Sun City West Volunteers Revive Yard Help Program
A crew of six volunteers in Sun City West spent five hours transforming an overgrown yard, only to discover the homeowner had finally found help moments after they finished. Now the community is bringing back a beloved program that supports neighbors who can't keep up with yard work.
Troy Wins Back-to-Back Sun Belt Championship Titles
Troy University men's basketball just became the first team in five years to win consecutive Sun Belt Tournament championships, punching their ticket to March Madness for the second straight season. The Trojans dominated Georgia Southern 77-61 behind Thomas Dowd's incredible 23-point, 13-rebound performance that earned him Most Outstanding Player honors.
New Zealand's Leger-Walker Makes WNBA Connecticut Sun Roster
Fresh off winning an NCAA championship with UCLA, New Zealand basketball star Charlisse Leger-Walker has secured her spot on the Connecticut Sun's opening day roster. The 24-year-old guard survived tough cuts to earn her place in the WNBA alongside 10-time All-Star Brittney Griner.
Troy Runner Earns Sun Belt Scholarship for Grad School
Makenna Calbert, who led Troy's cross country team through five meets this fall, just won a prestigious Sun Belt scholarship to pursue her master's degree in nutrition. The four-year athlete will study dietitian education at UAB this fall.
New Book Reveals Daily Sun Benefits Without Sunscreen
A new book challenges decades of sun-avoidance advice with surprising science: moderate daily sun exposure without sunscreen may actually help us live longer. Studies show people who get regular sunlight have lower mortality rates than those who stay indoors.
NASA Probe Survives 692,000 MPH Dive Through Sun's Crown
NASA's Parker Solar Probe just survived flying through the Sun's scorching corona at record-breaking speed, gathering data that could solve a puzzle that's stumped scientists for 80 years. The spacecraft came within 3.8 million miles of the Sun's surface on Christmas Eve, endured temperatures over a million degrees, and lived to tell the tale.
Planets May Form Easier Around Two Suns Than One
New research reveals that binary star systems might be better planet factories than single stars like our sun. Tatooine-style worlds with twin suns could be the norm rather than the exception across our galaxy.
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. #
Sun's Wind Flows 4X Faster Than Scientists Expected
A groundbreaking spacecraft just revealed that solar wind near the sun's surface moves up to four times faster than scientists thought possible. The discovery could help us better predict space weather that affects Earth.
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.
NASA Launches Mission to Map Sun's Protective Bubble
A NASA spacecraft has begun mapping the heliosphere, the massive bubble created by our sun that shields Earth from dangerous cosmic radiation. The mission could unlock secrets about space weather and help protect astronauts and technology.
Sun King Brings Pay-As-You-Go Smartphones to Nigeria
Millions of Nigerians can now own quality smartphones without paying the full price upfront. Sun King, Africa's largest solar energy company, just launched flexible payment plans across 36 states.
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.
NASA Captures First Bubble Around Sun-Like Star
Astronomers just photographed something never seen before: a protective bubble surrounding a young star similar to our Sun. The discovery reveals how stars create shields that protect planets from harmful cosmic radiation.
NASA Probe Reaches Sun, Unlocks Solar Wind Mystery
NASA's Parker Solar Probe flew closer to the Sun than any spacecraft in history, capturing the first real-time data on how solar wind forms. The breakthrough could help us predict space weather that affects satellites, communications, and life on Earth.
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