Until now, all the views of the sun have come from the same vantage point - looking face-on toward its equator from the plane ...

The magnetic field drives the formation of sunspots, cooler regions on the solar surface that appear as dark blotches. At the ...

The magnetic field drives the formation of sunspots, cooler regions on the solar surface that appear as dark blotches. At the ...

For the first time, scientists have imaged the elusive south pole of the sun. The images captured by the Solar Orbiter ...

A recent Venus flyby pushed the spacecraft out of Earth's orbital plane, allowing it to gaze at the solar poles.

"We didn't know what exactly to expect from these first observations – the sun's poles are literally terra incognita,” Sami ...

The robotic Solar Orbiter spacecraft has obtained the first images ever taken of our sun's two poles as scientists seek a ...

Mars, Jupiter and Mercury will all appear low in the west after sunset. Look for bright Venus low in the eastern sky for ...

June 2025 presents a unique chance to observe the Milky Way's core, visible from evening until dawn in dark locations.

How big it is: 865,000 miles (1.392 million kilometers) across ...