Since ancient times, the sun has been known as a giver of light and heat, a source of life. Plants are coaxed from the Earth ...

Have you ever wondered how long it took our sun to form in its stellar nursery? An international collaboration of scientists ...

The Martian calendar, established in 1955, counts years from the "great dust storm of 1956," a significant event in Mars' ...

A scorching hot never-ending day on one side and a permanent frozen night on the other. This is what our planet would be like ...

Researchers simulated the sun’s polar vortices using computer models, which suggest the vortices are likely driven by ...

We're showing that, everywhere we look now, there was some sort of magnetic field that was responsible for bringing mass to ...

Start-ups say we’re closer than ever to near-limitless, zero-carbon energy from fusion. When will we get there?

A distant white dwarf hosts an Earth-like planet in an orbit that might be similar to Earth’s if it survives the Sun’s red giant phase.

Proba-3's mission will continuously measure the Sun’s energy output, enhancing climate research with precise solar data.

The Sun’s activity is what gives us beautiful auroras – but it also has dramatic negative effects on satellites that go ...

The Sun has unleashed a powerful solar flare, Nasa has said. The flare, designated X2.3, belongs to the most intense X class ...

Solar flares are not directly responsible for the aurora borealis. The lights are caused by a phenomenon known as coronal ...