Space Photo of the Week: The Sun’s Violent Corona Like It’s Never Been Seen Before
The corona is a million times fainter than the glare from the sun's bright surface (the photosphere), which…
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Ocean Heat Record Broken, With Grim Implications for the Planet
The oceans have hit their hottest ever recorded temperature as they soak up warmth from climate change, with dire…
Aditya-L1: India Successfully Launches Its First Mission of the Sun
India has launched its first observation mission to the Sun, just days after the country made history by becoming…
What Color Is the Sun?
One of my favorite things about science is how a very simple question can lead you down a rabbit hole. Here’s one…
Ultramassive Black Hole Found, 33 Billion Times the Mass of the Sun
A team of astronomers in the UK has made a massive discovery, using gravitational lensing to locate one of the…