We’re three million miles closer to the sun in January than we are in July. So why isn’t it hot? By Sara Chodosh / Jan 4, 2018
Total eclipses aren’t that rare—and you’ve probably missed a bunch of them By Sara Chodosh / Aug 19, 2017
Can’t find safe eclipse glasses? Make your own eclipse projector instead. By Sophie Bushwick / Aug 18, 2017
A Magnetic Explosion In Space, Seen Up Close For The First Time By Lindsey Kratochwill / May 13, 2016
This Is The Best Model Of The Sun’s Magnetic Field, And It’s Hypnotizing By Sarah Fecht / Mar 24, 2016
Under The Right Conditions Our Sun Could Produce An Enormous Superflare By Mary Beth Griggs / Dec 3, 2015
The Sun Briefly Built An ‘Eiffel Tower’ Larger Than Our Whole Planet By Mary Beth Griggs / Aug 19, 2015
Aurora May Be Visible As Far South As Tennessee And New Mexico Tonight By Mary Beth Griggs / Mar 18, 2015
The Sun Is the Most Perfect Naturally-Occurring Sphere in the Universe By Colin Lecher / Aug 17, 2012
NASA’s STEREO Mission is Now Beaming Back the World’s First 3-D View of the Sun By Clay Dillow / Feb 8, 2011
Mysteriously, Solar Activity Found to Influence Behavior of Radioactive Materials On Earth By Rebecca Boyle / Aug 25, 2010
Big Bear Solar Observatory Snaps the Most Detailed Pic of a Sunspot Ever By Clay Dillow / Aug 25, 2010