Astronomers have produced the first continuous, two-dimensional maps of the outer edge of the sun's atmosphere, a shifting, ...

For the first time, scientists have created detailed, 2D maps of the sun's outermost atmosphere. This feat was accomplished ...

Researchers at the University of Hawaiʻi Institute for Astronomy (IfA) are helping reshape how scientists study the sun. The ...

PUNCH Spacecraft Show First Complete Images Of Sun’s Corona And Solar Wind Together In A Nutshell Four suitcase-sized ...

An idea about the sun’s magnetic field called the terminator model could help predict dangerous space weather more accurately ...

Activity on the sun is not constant; it varies along a cycle of about 11 years. The peak of this solar cycle — called solar maximum — is when sunspots, solar flares and coronal mass ejections (CMEs) ...

The sun is one of the best sources of vitamin D for the human body. How much sun a person needs per day depends on factors such as skin type, the season, and cloud coverage. Vitamin D is an essential ...

You’re red, you’re peeling, and you’re kicking yourself for not reapplying sunscreen every two hours like you’re supposed to. Other than waiting it out and slathering on some aloe vera, there’s not ...

Sun blisters look like small bumps filled with white, yellow, or clear fluid. These can form hours to days after getting a second-degree sunburn. Sunburned skin surrounding the blisters will be deep ...