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Humanity takes its 1st look at the sun's poles: 'This is just the first step of Solar Orbiter's stairway to heaven' (images)
"We didn't know what exactly to expect from these first observations – the sun's poles are literally terra incognita,” Sami ...
Space on MSN13h
Sun Blasts X1-Class Solar Flare! See Spacecraft Footage In 4K
Sunspot AR3186 erupted with an X1-class solar flare. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured the fireworks in multiple ...
CNET on MSN2d
See the Sun in a Way You've Never Seen It Before, From Above and Below
The sun has been photographed and imaged many times, but never from the top or bottom.
Powerful solar telescope unveils ultra-fine magnetic 'curtains' on the sun's surface
The Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope captured the sharpest-ever images of the sun’s surface, revealing ultra-fine bright and ...
Live Science on MSN8d
The sun: Facts about the bright star at the center of the solar system
How big it is: 865,000 miles (1.392 million kilometers) across How far away it is: 93 million miles (150 million km) What ...
Astronomy on MSN1d
Michael’s Miscellany: Take a Look at the Sun
Although the repeating cycle of sunspots was first seen in the mid-18th century, the fact that the Sun went through cycles ...
Massive Solar Storm Sparks Rare G4 Alert: What It Means for Earth
An intense solar eruption recently triggered a rare "severe geomagnetic storm" alert for Earth, with the U.S. Naval Research ...