NASA's new "CODEX" telescope has snapped its first photos of the sun's outer atmosphere, revealing previously imperceptible changes that could help scientists better predict potentially dangerous ...

For decades, scientists have struggled to see the outermost layer of the Sun, called the corona, with enough detail to unlock ...

The Sun appears to smile in hilarious cosmic pictures. A science spaceship captured the quirky grin earlier this month, and what looked like two eyes. The star's activity was observed by NASA's Solar ...

The new Vera C Rubin Observatory in Chile will transform astronomy with its extraordinary ability to map the universe in ...

With the release of its first images this month, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory has begun a 10-year mission to help unravel the mystery of dark matter. The observatory will continue the legacy of its ...

Hubble Space Telescope observations of white dwarf star G238-44 has shown that it is "consuming both rocky-metallic and icy material, the ingredients of planets," according to NASA's Goddard Space ...

From a James City County soccer field, Van Ruckman observed a distant asteroid and its moon, a feat that electrified the ...

From a James City County soccer field, Van Ruckman observed a distant asteroid and its moon, a feat that electrified the ...

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Operating far past its expected life span, the telescope captures data that answer some of space’s biggest questions—and make glorious images. A colorized composite image captures the Veil ...

Two European satellites have successfully manufactured artificial solar eclipses by maintaining a precise formation in space. This innovative technique offers scientists extended periods of totality ...

Our sun is a close approximation of a sphere, but Vega rotates so fast — once every 16.3 hours — it’s oblong with a sizeable equatorial bulge. The sun rotates much more slowly, completing ...