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By Sharmila Kuthunur Published
AI can bridge the growing gap between new and old solar observations and help scientists uncover overlooked aspects of our star's long-term evolution, a new study argues.

By Victoria Corless Published
The sun was caught bursting out a huge quantity of helium-3, an isotope that's scarce in our solar system.

By Keith Cooper Published
Europe's Solar Orbiter spacecraft has chronicled the development of the magnetic escape of plasma driven out by a powerful magnetic reconnection event.

By Daisy Dobrijevic Published
After last week's explosive X-flare, sunspot AR4046 is at it again! Could this latest eruption bring stormy space weather to Earth?

By Monisha Ravisetti Published
"It is always difficult to establish if the eclipses were seen in the ancient past as bad omens or good omens."
By Daisy Dobrijevic Published
"Further strong activity is likely!"

By Sharmila Kuthunur Published
NASA's Parker Solar Probe has successfully completed its second science-gathering flyby of the sun, the space agency announced earlier this week.

By Ryan French Published
Solar Cycle 25 has surpassed its predecessor — but is the end in sight?
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