New solar model maps sun more accurately by checking far-side activity

A Southwest Research Institute (SwRI)-led team has developed an improved model for predicting solar events that incorporates activity on the far side of the sun. The team studied near-simultaneous ...

Solar Orbiter Traces the Origin of a Mysterious S-Shaped Kink on the Sun

In 2022, a Sun-observing probe flew through an S-shaped stream of charged particles pouring out of the star. These mysterious ...

The dying sun could tear the solar system apart sooner than thought

The fate of our solar system is written in the stars—well, one star to be precise: the sun. Estimates of what the end will ...
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Just how sunlike is the sun?

If you’re not an astronomer, the obvious answer is yes. That’s tautological! Sunlike stars are stars like the sun. The sun is ...

Scientists Detect a Major Shift Beneath the Sun’s Surface

Tuning in to sound waves reverberating through the Sun, an international team led by the University of Birmingham found ...