Once a realm of imagination and stargazing, the Solar System has now been revealed in stunning clarity through decades of ...

How far away it is: 93 million miles (150 million km) ...

Grades 9-12 Learn about the cause of sunburns, in this video from NOVA’s Gross Science series. Sunlight is made up of many types of radiation: infrared, visible, and ultraviolet (UV). UV radiation can ...

Recreating artificial solar eclipses in space could help astronomers decipher the inner workings of our sun much quicker than ...

The sun is by far the largest object in our solar system, containing 99.8% of the solar system's mass. It sheds most of the heat and light that makes life possible on Earth and possibly elsewhere.

Scholastic has a fun art project kids can engage in ahead of the eclipse. "Human eyes can’t see ultraviolet light, but using construction paper, kids can create sun prints to see for themselves ...

The sun isn't the center of the solar system, and it won't be until 2027. Before you turn off this video thinking I've completely lost my mind, I need to explain two things. One, I am right, and ...

The Solar Orbiter spacecraft, a joint mission between the European Space Agency and NASA, is the first to venture into a ...

The sun contains over 99% of the mass of our entire solar system. Like Earth, the sun also rotates on its axis. Each rotation takes about 27 Earth days. Everything you need to know about the sun ...

The sun contains over 99% of the mass of our entire solar system. Like Earth, the sun also rotates on its axis. Each rotation takes about 27 Earth days. Everything you need to know about the sun ...