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Texas-sized plasma ‘cannonballs’ could help solve one of the sun’s biggest mysteries
The action goes down in the sun’s chromosphere.
That time a bunch of underwater mines exploded and the sun was the only suspect
Some serious space weather at play.
A car-sized spacecraft just blasted off toward the Sun
The Parker Solar Probe is our first mission to "touch" the Sun
Space Probe Quartet Aims To Fly Through Magnetic Explosions
They’ll launch this week to study Earth’s magnetosphere
What You Need To Know About The Solar Storm Headed Towards Earth
Two solar flares have sent magnetic fields to our planet -- and scientists aren't sure how they're going to impact each other.
What’s Going On With the Sun This Week?
Solar flares, canyons of fire... it seems like it's trying to get our attention.
Big Pic: The Sun Like You’ve Never Seen It Before
Scientists colorized this image to show the intensity of coronal mass ejections.
Happy Valentine’s Day! Love, Your Sun
The sun is just bursting with love and 14-million-degree plasma.
Video: NASA Photographs a Tendril-Like Solar Eruption in Stunning Detail
We’ve covered some pretty amazing coronal mass ejections (CMEs) here on PopSci, but we might have to crown this one...
Strange, Unexplained Solar Influence Over Earth’s Radioactive Material Could Herald Solar Flares
A mystifying trick of the sun, inappropriately interfering with particles on Earth, could be used as an early-warning system for...
