NASA’s Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe reached its final orbit around the Sun-Earth L1 point on Jan. 10, 2026.

Scientists plan to use a total solar eclipse that will be visible in Spain next week as a rare chance to learn more about the ...

The sun's surface is revealed in unprecedented detail by new telescope images, just as scientists prepare for the Aug. 12 total solar eclipse.

Almost no one ever writes about the Parker Solar Probe anymore. Sure, the spacecraft got some attention when it launched. It is, after all, the fastest-moving object that humans have ever built. At ...

The sun's crown-like atmosphere can be 200 times hotter than the sun's surface, despite being farther away from the ultimate source of heat at the sun's core. How the corona's heat seemingly defies ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. NASA’s Parker Solar Probe spacecraft has survived its latest ...

NASA's pioneering Parker Solar Probe made history Tuesday, flying closer to the sun than any other spacecraft, with its heat shield exposed to scorching temperatures topping 1,700 degrees Fahrenheit ...

This photo provided by NASA on July 15, 2025, was taken by Parker Solar Probe’s WISPR instrument during its record-breaking flyby of the Sun, showing the solar wind ...

The Parker Solar Probe is attempting the closest ever pass of the sun’s surface on Christmas Eve. The Parker Solar Probe is attempting the closest ever pass of the sun’s surface on Christmas Eve. An ...

On Christmas Eve, NASA's Parker Solar Probe flew 3.8 million miles above the sun's surface at a historic 430,000 miles per hour NASA/Johns Hopkins APL/Steve Gribben NASA is ending the year by ...