In its closest-ever dive into the Sun’s atmosphere, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has returned stunning new images and data that ...

These poles have never been directly observed because the curve of the sun near the poles keeps it beyond our view from Earth.

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

On Saturday and Sunday, the Earth will have an inferior conjunction (closest approach) with Venus, the sixth-largest planet in our solar system and the second-closest to the sun.

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 ...

Just after midnight tonight, Saturn will appear at its biggest and brightest in the night sky. This is because Earth will be positioned directly between Saturn and the sun, offering stargazers a ...

View from Earth: Seen from Earth, the moon gradually gets darker as our planet blocks more and more of the sun’s light, eventually blocking it entirely for a brief time.

What is a solar eclipse? A total solar eclipse occurs when the moon comes in between the Earth and the sun, blocking its light from reaching Earth and leading to a minutes-long period of darkness.

Our point of view from Earth, then, is along one of those grooves, “looking out along the platter,” he said.

The Sun Will Destroy the Earth One Day, Right? Maybe Not. Astronomers spotted a potential Earth-size rocky world orbiting a white dwarf, suggesting a future in which our planet outlives its star.

The first ever video and images of the Sun's south pole have been sent back to Earth by the European Space Agency's Solar Orbiter spacecraft. The new images will enable scientists to learn how the ...