New findings by Stanford astronomers may help solve one of the most baffling questions in solar science: What causes the Sun's magnetic poles to flip-flop every 11 years? Understanding the forces that ...

The Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) for July 30, 2025, features an awe-inspiring image of coronal loops on the Sun, offering a rare glimpse into the dynamic behavior of our star. Captured by ...

The banana-size solar flares could lead to a better understanding of high-energy solar physics. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

NASA just uploaded an amazing video of two active regions on the sun creating arched magnetic loops coming off its surface. Solar activity can often result in charged particles spinning along a ...

An intercontinental radio-telescope system has revealed a giant magnetic loop sweeping through the space between a pair of stars in the famous naked-eye system Algol. Astronomers have found a giant ...