The sun has varying temperatures, depending on the layer. The core is the hottest part , reaching 27 million degrees Fahrenheit, according to NASA. Need a break?

Jackson Ryan was CNET's science editor, and a multiple award-winning one at that. Earlier, he'd been a scientist, but he realized he wasn't very happy sitting at a lab bench all day. Science ...

According to NASA, the sun was spotless for two days, and the sunspot is the only one on the sun at this moment. While the sunspot seems tiny, looks can be deceiving, the agency said.

How far away it is: 93 million miles (150 million km) ...

Recently released images of the sun show it in the highest resolution ever and it’s pretty impressive. The snaps reveal spots on the sun’s surface that are filled with hot plasma strands.

A recent study led by NASA has revealed a surprising connection between Earth’s magnetic field and the oxygen levels that ...

The Sun NASA's daredevil solar spacecraft survives 2nd close flyby of our sun. The Universe; Solar System; ... The sun's core is rotating up to four times faster than the solar surface.

The fastest human-made object is hurtling toward the sun at this very moment, approaching speeds of 430,000 mph — and on ...

NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center released this pretty neat animation back in 2012, ... The view starts in the core of the sun where atoms fuse together to create light and energy.

The sun's core rotates nearly four times faster than the sun's surface, ... analyzing and interpreting the data for 15 years. Ulrich received funding from NASA for his research.

The NASA Solar Dynamics Observatory captured the image of what appeared to be a “smiling” face on the solar surface. The pattern was formed by dark splotches called coronal holes.