As comet 3I/ATLAS reaches its closest point to the sun on October 30, scientists prepare for a moment of peak activity that no one on Earth will witness. The interstellar comet will pass 1.35 ...

Comet 3I/ATLAS was expected to come within 130 million miles of the sun on Oct. 30. For the time being, 3I/ATLAS will remain on the opposite side of the sun from Earth, making it impossible to observe ...

A stunning breakthrough in solar physics reveals ultra-fine magnetic structures on the Sun's surface, thanks to the NSF's Inouye Solar Telescope. Researchers captured never-before-seen bright and dark ...

An interstellar comet that originated outside our solar system just made its closest pass of the sun, setting it on an outgoing path — but it’s not leaving our cosmic neighborhood yet. The comet, ...

ESA’s Solar Orbiter has given scientists their first clear view of the Sun’s poles, a region that has long remained hidden from observation. The findings reveal unexpected plasma flows and magnetic ...

The European Space Agency's (ESA) Solar Orbiter spacecraft has delivered the first-ever close-up images of the Sun's enigmatic polar regions. Released this week, these historic images offer a ...

Ryan French receives funding from NASA. On Sept. 24, 2025, NASA launched two new missions to study the influence of the Sun on the solar system, with further missions scheduled for 2026 and beyond.