Launched into Earth's orbit last June, GOES-19 is the newest addition to NOAA's fleet, equipped with a sensor called the ...

The head of planetary defense at the European Space Agency discusses 2024 YR4, an asteroid with a small chance of striking ...

Coronal holes are areas where the sun’s magnetic field opens up, allowing solar wind to flow freely into space, according to SpaceWeather.com. In ultraviolet images, these regions appear darker ...

But, if space scientists can spot what's happening on the Sun in real time, this can "work as a forewarning to switch off power grids and satellites and keep them out of harm's way". "India's ...

However, this almost-mini-moon is still special as it is potentially a piece of the real ... sun. These quantum particles, called photons, exert a tiny bit of force when they encounter objects in ...

Shining loops of plasma on the surface of the sun "flicker" hours before they unleash potentially dangerous solar flares, a new study shows. The new findings could help create more reliable space ...