Solar scientists have unveiled spectacular new images of plasma "rain" in the sun's corona using adaptive optics.

Although the pink auroras weren’t the best he’s ... are formed when streams of solar wind pass around the planet's magnetic field and superheat gases, which then glow in the night sky.

A swirling sea of pink, where fluffy tufts float majestically upward, while elsewhere violet plumes rain down from above.

A new simulation suggests a massive asteroid impact may have briefly supercharged the moon's magnetic field, leaving behind ...

Despite our cosmic connection with the sun, there are still numerous scientific mysteries to unravel about this critical star, particularly its magnetic field. “The sun is not just off in some v ...

Cool, dense dust is green; warmer dust is pink. The magnetic field lines, showing the direction of force, were undetectable before now. The map is a first step toward understanding how magnetism ...

The reversal could actually have a beneficial effect on Earth. The sun is on the verge of a significant event: a magnetic field reversal. The sun undergoes such a reversal every 11 years ...