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The sun may once have swallowed a super-Earth planet and could still be hiding the evidence
The sun may have swallowed a super-Earth planet in its early history, and our star may still be hiding the evidence, new research suggests.
How a huge fleet of 17 spacecraft discovered something surprising about solar eruptions
Taking measurements of the same CME from different vantage points in the solar system revealed the true extent of a solar eruption.
Sharpest image of the sun ever captured! | Space photo of the day for Aug. 10, 2026
An international team of researchers using the U.S. National Science Foundation's Inouye Solar Telescope has captured the highest-resolution view of the sun's surface.
Scientists may have finally solved the mystery of the sun's missing silver
Scientists say the sun has a little more silver than we thought.
Are we underestimating the threat of solar storms? A 'once-in-a-thousand-year' disaster is worth considering, scientists say
A new study suggests the most extreme solar storms to strike Earth could have greater impacts on satellites, power grids and communications than previously thought.
The sun's atmosphere is way hotter than its surface. Scientists may finally know why
NASA's Parker Solar Probe has found charged grains of dust being carried on magnetic plasma waves in the Sun's outer atmosphere, providing a new clue to the mystery of the Sun's corona is so hot.
Scientists find strange changes on sun hours before a powerful X9 solar flare: 'I was not expecting what I found'
These results could benefit space weather forecasts.
Unusual red northern lights over Japan suggest some solar storms are stronger than we thought
"I was really surprised because I didn't expect such tall auroras to appear even during moderately intense storms."
