Tonight's blue moon may not be the kind of blue moon you're familiar with.
Roxanne Palmer
Aug 20, 2013
A new study has sparked plenty of debate as researchers believe NASA's Voyager 1 has already reached interstellar space while NASA disagrees.
Charles Poladian
Aug 15, 2013
New Jersey Institute of Technology's Big Bear Solar Observatory has captured images of the sun that reveal new features of sunspots and solar magnetism.
Charles Poladian
Aug 06, 2013
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.
Charles Poladian
Aug 06, 2013
Simon Cowell had an affair with his best friend's wife, Lauren Silverman, and now she is reportedly 10 weeks pregnant with his child
Amethyst Tate
Jul 31, 2013
In the dusty, gassy disk surrounding the star TW Hydrae, there's a point beyond which carbon monoxide freezes.
Roxanne Palmer
Jul 18, 2013
NASA spacecraft were able to capture the process believed to be responsible for all solar eruptions on video during a recent solar flare.
Charles Poladian
Jul 15, 2013
The live stream of the super sunspot AR1785 begins at 11 a.m. PDT, 2 p.m. EDT on Tuesday.
Charles Poladian
Jul 09, 2013
Science fiction artist Ron Miller predicts the apocalypse, death of the solar system in photos.
Rebecka Schumann
Jul 03, 2013
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.
Charles Poladian
Jul 02, 2013
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.
Charles Poladian
Jun 27, 2013
NASA's IRIS mission will send a new solar observatory into Earth's orbit to study how the Sun creates energy.
Charles Poladian
Jun 25, 2013
Scientists tie snail genetics to Irish history; and how dangerous are traditional diapers, really?
Roxanne Palmer
Jun 22, 2013
New observations from a recent solar eruption has given astronomers a potential way to measure how fast young stars are growing.
Charles Poladian
Jun 21, 2013
NASA's Hubble discovered a potential new planet forming 7.5 billion millions from its star, TW Hydrae, in the constellation Hydrae.
Charles Poladian
Jun 14, 2013
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.
Roxanne Palmer
Jun 11, 2013
Jeff Hornacek will look to turn around a Suns team that finished 25-57 in 2012-2013.
Reuters
May 28, 2013
The grid could go down anytime, but making a temporally accurate sundial isn't as easy as it may seem.
Roxanne Palmer
Mar 21, 2013
A Mars solar conjunction happens about once every 26 months, so this isn't NASA's first rodeo.
Roxanne Palmer
Mar 21, 2013
Researchers say Voyager 1 has crossed into a new region of space, possibly exiting the solar system.
Roxanne Palmer
Mar 20, 2013
Icelandic sagas mention a "sunstone" that could find the sun even when it was hidden behind clouds or just below the horizon.
Roxanne Palmer
Mar 12, 2013
If passed, the town of Byron, Maine, will check to ensure that all residents have a permit for a legal firearm.
Howard Koplowitz
Mar 08, 2013