An active sunspot on the sun turning away from Earth unleashed a powerful parting shot as it moved out of view on Saturday (April 30). Skip to main content. Open menu Close menu ...

The active regions of the sun will remain facing Earth until around Wednesday (Jan. 25), at which point they should move across the west limb of the sun and disappear from view.

Today, (Jan 30) the twin STEREO spacecraft are 179.1 degrees apart and about 90 degrees from Earth, and thus virtually at the midpoint to the back of the sun.

We Earthlings see the sun every day of our lives—but gaining a truly new view of our star is a rare and precious thing. So count your lucky stars: for the first time in history, scientists have ...

Earth is at aphelion, the furthest point from the Sun in its not-quite-circular orbit, on July 4, 2022. On January 4 we'll be 3.1 million miles closer at perihelion.

If you packed a pair of high-powered binoculars with solar filters today, you can watch Mercury’s trip between the Earth and sun — it will look like a tiny black dot. If not, check out this ...

As the earth rotates around the sun, our view of the stars changes. When observing from the earth in the uppermost position, an astronomer would see the red star slightly to the right of the ...

And soon, a group of scientists can say they have. A UK-led space mission will see astronomers blot out the Sun by using a ...

Never before seen pictures will help scientists learn how the Sun's activity changes from stormy to quiet periods ...

What happens when we view the sky from Earth, Venus, Mars Tony Berendsen Our atmosphere is mostly transparent to visible light so we see our sun’s distant neighbors sparkling above.

Facts about our Sun, including its distance from Earth, what the Sun is made of, and how long it would take to drive there (hint: a long time!).

The sun likes to remind us that Earth is merely one part of a joined system.It has ultraviolet rays that can burn our skin and eyes and even drive extinction.Its light can disappear altogether ...