Explainer: What to know about October’s ‘ring of fire’ solar eclipse
Millions of people in the Americas will be in a position to witness an astronomical… Read More
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After the moon, India launches rocket to study the sun
Following the success of India's moon landing, the country's space agency launched a rocket on… Read More
1 year ago
WATCH: China turns on nuclear-powered ‘artificial sun’
China on Friday commissioned its first nuclear-powered 'artificial sun'. The China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC)… Read More
3 years ago
NASA probe enters sun’s atmosphere for first time
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) solar probe is the first ever to 'touch'… Read More
3 years ago
Solar probe embarks on unprecedented mission to map sun’s polar regions
A new probe built by NASA and the European Space Agency set off on a… Read More
5 years ago
Telescope captures Sun in greatest detail ever
The Sun is a giant ball of plasma (electrified gas) that has been observed from… Read More
5 years ago
A new spacecraft is journeying to the Sun
A new spacecraft is journeying to the Sun to snap the first pictures of the… Read More
5 years ago
WATCH: Mercury travels across the face of Sun
This only happens about 13 times a century, so it’s a rare event that skywatchers… Read More
5 years ago
Light brighter than the sun to virtually decipher ancient scrolls
“Texts from the ancient world are rare and precious, and they simply cannot be revealed… Read More
5 years ago
World marvels at total solar eclipse
"Oh my God, it's incredible!" shouted some, while others chanted "more, more, more!" Read More
5 years ago
NASA spacecraft breaks record for coming closest to Sun
TAMPA, US: NASA's Parker Solar Probe, which launched earlier this year, has set a new… Read More
6 years ago
NASA blasts off historic probe to ‘touch Sun’
NASA on Sunday blasted off a $1.5 billion spacecraft toward the Sun on a historic… Read More
6 years ago
NASA counts down to launch of first spacecraft to ‘touch Sun’
NASA counted down Friday to the launch of a $1.5 billion spacecraft that aims to… Read More
6 years ago
NASA is ready to launch its first mission to the Sun and you are invited!
NASA's Parker Solar Probe, which is humanity's first mission to the Sun, has cleared the… Read More
6 years ago
Night owls risk dying younger, should sleep in: study
People who stay up late and have to drag themselves out of bed are likelier… Read More
7 years ago
Dimming the Sun to cool Earth could ravage wildlife: study
PARIS: Geoengineering schemes designed to deflect some of the Sun's planet-warming rays would backfire if… Read More
7 years ago
Study finds our Sun is like other stars, resolving mystery
WASHINGTON: Our Sun is much like other stars, and not an anomaly because of its… Read More
7 years ago
Pakistan witnesses first penumbral lunar eclipse of 2017
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan witnessed the first penumbral lunar eclipse of the year in the wee hours… Read More
8 years ago
NASA’s Kepler discovers more than 104 new exoplanets
WASHINGTON: An international team of researchers announced Monday the discovery of 104 new planets outside… Read More
8 years ago
Violent young Sun may have seeded life on Earth: study
PARIS: Life on Earth may have sprung from bombardment by a youthful Sun lashing out… Read More
8 years ago