The sun's magnetic field will flip by the end of 2013 and researchers believe it will mark the peak of Solar Max, a period of increased sunspot activity, of Solar Cycle 24.
Simon Cowell had an affair with his best friend's wife, Lauren Silverman, and now she is reportedly 10 weeks pregnant with his child
In the dusty, gassy disk surrounding the star TW Hydrae, there's a point beyond which carbon monoxide freezes.
NASA spacecraft were able to capture the process believed to be responsible for all solar eruptions on video during a recent solar flare.
The live stream of the super sunspot AR1785 begins at 11 a.m. PDT, 2 p.m. EDT on Tuesday.
Science fiction artist Ron Miller predicts the apocalypse, death of the solar system in photos.
The end of the Earth may happen in 2.8 billion years as the sun grows and heats up the planet causing the oceans to evaporate.
Viewers from around the globe can watch the launch of NASA's IRIS spacecraft via a live stream on Thursday beginning at 6:27 p.m. PDT, 9:27 p.m. EDT.
NASA's IRIS mission will send a new solar observatory into Earth's orbit to study how the Sun creates energy.
Scientists tie snail genetics to Irish history; and how dangerous are traditional diapers, really?
New observations from a recent solar eruption has given astronomers a potential way to measure how fast young stars are growing.
NASA's Hubble discovered a potential new planet forming 7.5 billion millions from its star, TW Hydrae, in the constellation Hydrae.
A medium-strength solar flare on Friday comes as the sun nears the peak of its 11-year activity cycle, raising worries about the vulnerability of the U.S. electrical grid.
Jeff Hornacek will look to turn around a Suns team that finished 25-57 in 2012-2013.
The grid could go down anytime, but making a temporally accurate sundial isn't as easy as it may seem.
A Mars solar conjunction happens about once every 26 months, so this isn't NASA's first rodeo.
Researchers say Voyager 1 has crossed into a new region of space, possibly exiting the solar system.
Icelandic sagas mention a "sunstone" that could find the sun even when it was hidden behind clouds or just below the horizon.
If passed, the town of Byron, Maine, will check to ensure that all residents have a permit for a legal firearm.
Thousands of people tied the knot in South Korea Sunday in the first mass wedding organized by the Unification Church since the death of its controversial founder Sun Myung Moon in September.
Although Comet ISON will not be passing near Earth until the end of 2013, scientists are already project the comet to put on a dazzling show that will be visible during the day. Because of its size and expected brilliance, ISON could be the “comet of the century.”
Warp Speed is a staple of science fiction and the image of a ship traveling faster than the speed of light as stars whiz by can be found in “Star Trek” and “Star Wars.” Despite the impressive imagery usually attached to warp speed, several physics students have shown that the actual image of warp speed is pretty boring.
