The Sun
Scientists Predict that Humanity Could Harness Earth's Energy by 2371
When will humans harness all Earth's available energy? In about 300 years, according to a new study.
Zoom Deep Into This New and 'Unprecedented' Image of the Sun
Europe’s Solar Orbiter has taken an image of the Sun with ten times the resolution of a 4K television screen.
Scientists Find Unexplained Waves Inside the Sun That Defy Known Physics
The undetermined nature of the newly discovered waves promises "novel physics" about the Sun and stars, reports a new study.
He Was an Ex-FBI Serial Killer Profiler. Then His Lies Caught Up With Him.
True crime author Paul Harrison claimed he'd interviewed the world's most infamous murderers – only to be exposed as a fraud and scammer.
NASA Probe Touches the Sun For First Time In History
The Parker Solar Probe broke through the Sun's atmosphere and touched the "surface" for the first time.
A Quarter of Stars Like Our Sun Eat Their Planets, Study Finds
Stars show chemical traces of past "planetary ingestion" that can be used to search for Earth-like planets.
How the Sun Can Help Predict Crashes in Orbit and on Earth
As orbit gets more cluttered, it’s more important than ever to fine-tune predictions of collisions between space junk and uncontrolled reentries to Earth.
How the Fastest Spaceship Ever Is Getting Terrifyingly Close to the Sun
Adam Szabo and Betsy Congdon, two leads on the Parker Solar Probe, discuss the mission’s discoveries and its daredevil future.
Are We Prepared for the Next Major Space Storm?
Tatiana Podladchikova, a space weather expert, talks to VICE about the biggest space storms in history, and how to protect our civilization from the Sun’s bad moods.
What Is the Weird Black Cube on the Sun in This New NASA Image?
Tabloids and UFO enthusiasts have had a field day speculating about the strange photo, but the answer lies in the difficulty of sending data from space.
These Are the Closest Pictures of the Sun Ever Taken
"We’ve never been closer to the Sun with a camera," a European Space Agency scientist said.
The Sun Has Been Hibernating for Years. It Might Be Waking Up
Scientists have observed an M-class solar flare, the most powerful in three years. It could herald the beginning of the Sun's active, stormy phase.