A pair of satellites just launched into space that may help scientists solve long–standing mysteries about the Sun's corona and how it ties in to space weather. Solar eclipses are a wonder to behold, ...

Being within a narrow path across Mexico, the United States and eastern Canada on April 8 will give a rare chance to see the hottest thing any human ever sees: the corona surrounding the sun. The word ...

In an achievement that defies conventional wisdom among astronomers, a trio of eclipse chasers has captured what experts confirm is the first documented observation of the solar corona during a ...

New X-ray observations of the sun could explain why its upper atmosphere is so hot. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. New X-ray ...

AMHERST, Mass. (WWLP) – If there wasn’t enough reasons for you to travel to an area along the path of totality during the solar eclipse, here’s another very unique opportunity! In areas that will ...

In the final moments before a total solar eclipse, the temperature drops, birds and insects sing, and the ambient light becomes otherworldly. Daytime morphs into a 360-degree dusk, and where the Sun ...

Something mysterious is going on at the Sun. In defiance of all logic, its atmosphere gets much, much hotter the farther it stretches from the Sun’s blazing surface. Temperatures in the corona — the ...

This week was monumental for NASA’s Polarimeter to Unify the Corona and Heliosphere, or PUNCH mission. The four small satellites sent to low Earth orbit opened their eyes metaphorically for the first ...

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AMHERST, Mass. (WWLP) – If there weren’t already enough reasons to travel to an area along the path of totality during the solar eclipse, here’s another unique viewing opportunity. In areas that will ...