At times, the sun ejects energetic material into space, which can have consequences for space-based and even ground-based ...
The sun’s outer atmosphere resembles a pufferfish.
How big it is: 865,000 miles (1.392 million kilometers) across How far away it is: 93 million miles (150 million km) What type of star it is: A yellow dwarf star The sun is the star at the center of ...
The Brighterside of News on MSN
Two blazing stars once raced past the Sun and reshaped our solar system
Long before humans walked the Earth, your solar system had a brush with two blazing blue stars that passed surprisingly close ...
Space.com on MSN
Jupiter has more oxygen than the sun, new simulations reveal
In a new study, scientists used advanced computer models to peer beneath Jupiter's dense swirling cloud tops and tackle a ...
PUNCH Spacecraft Show First Complete Images Of Sun’s Corona And Solar Wind Together In A Nutshell Four suitcase-sized spacecraft spread 8,000 miles apart are working as a single virtual telescope to ...
Starlust on MSN
What will happen when the solar activity declines in the descending phase of Solar Cycle 25?
One way to track the solar cycle is by counting the number of sunspots, which are dark, cooler patches on the Sun’s surface.
Green Matters on MSN
A new celestial visitor just entered our solar system — and it could be the 'Great Comet of 2026'
If 3I/ATLAS wasn’t enough of an excitement, our solar system has recently welcomed a new comet visitor. However, like ...
What If on MSN
Imagine If Eath 2.0 Was in Our Solar System?
Earth is the only life-supporting planet in our Solar System. Until now. Today, we’re bringing Kepler 22-b into our planetary ...
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Comet 24P/Schaumasse makes its closest approach to the sun today: But will you be able to see it?
24P/Schaumasse will make its closest pass of the sun on Jan. 8, according to In-the-sky, when it will pass 109.7 million ...
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