Surprise findings suggest sunspots and solar flares could be generated by a magnetic field within the Sun's outermost layers. If confirmed, the findings could help scientists better predict space ...

They say beauty is only skin deep, and apparently so is the Sun’s magnetic field, according to a recent study. The Sun’s magnetic field is shallow, suggests new research, which used computer ...

Solar scientists could be one step closer to solving a lingering mystery about the sun: why its outer atmosphere, called the corona, is so much hotter than the layers below it. Using Earth's most ...

Our Sun is far from a smooth, white ball in the sky. Twisting and looping magnetic field lines rise from its surface like hair, causing dark, transient patches on the surface called sunspots wherever ...

The outer layers of the sun’s atmosphere are a blistering million degrees hotter than its surface. The hidden culprit? Magnetic activity. Our sun is the best-observed star in the entire universe. We ...

Image of the Sun taken from the Solar Dynamics Observatory satellite, showing the quiet corona and magnetic structures like coronal loops, which trace the intricate patterns of magnetic field lines ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Our sun is the best-observed star in the entire universe. We see its light every day. For centuries, scientists have tracked the dark ...

Gazing up at the clear blue sky, our eyes are often drawn to the Sun, that magnificent burning orb that illuminates our days, warms our planet, and supports the growth of our food. But how much do we ...

How hot is the sun? Here are the scorching temperatures of the star's layers. The sun provides energy that is vital for life on Earth, and that energy comes as a result of the sun’s heat. But how hot ...

How hot is the sun? Here are the scorching temperatures of the star's layers The sun provides energy that is vital for life on Earth, and that energy comes as a result of the sun’s heat. But how hot ...