If the Sun is a blazing ball of fire radiating unimaginable energy, why is space so dark? Shouldn't it be lit up like daylight everywhere? It’s one of the most asked questions in science,and the ...

"Dark matter could be captured by stars and accumulate inside them. If that happens, it might also interact with itself and ...

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 ...

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to ...

Celestial objects known as dark dwarfs may be hiding at the center of our galaxy and could offer key clues to uncover the ...

Newly-released photos capture the sun in highest resolution ever, space agency says The Solar Orbiter, which launched in February 2020, imaged the sun's surface from less than 46 million miles ...

A flurry of solar storms suggests the sun is in a period of maximal activity, so more auroras could be in store. Next month, NASA will fly its Parker Solar Probe close to the sun.

The Sun and Earth’s atmosphere destroy fragile, carbon-rich meteoroids before impact, ... These are dark, soft space rocks filled with carbon and other essential elements.

A plume of "dark plasma" is heading toward Earth after being burped out by the sun. This coronal mass ejection (CME) was flung out from a long magnetic filament on the sun's surface and is set to ...

New data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) shows the month of August saw an average of 215.5 daily dark spots on the surface ...

Despite being in a fairly dark part of space, the spaceship is still helping cast a little light on cosmic mysteries. Astronomy DEEP SPACE New Horizons Daily Newsletter ...