Earth reaches its closest point to the sun in its 2026 orbit on Jan. 3. The sun will appear larger in the sky than on any ...

Technically, the sun is a G-type main-sequence star — specifically, a G2V star. The "V" indicates that it is a dwarf, Tony ...

Stars are born in clusters. Some stay together as binaries, some drift apart and some are violently thrown out of the family. The Pleiades are young clustered blue stars being born from dust and gas.

NASA and the European Space Agency's Solar Orbiter spacecraft has sent home the highest resolution images of our sun ever captured. ESA has shared four images of the sun's surface, revealing the ...

Astronomers have discovered 3I/ATLAS, a fast-moving interstellar object detected in mid-2025. Researchers believe this ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. A solar physicist who developed a model of the Sun’s ...

Earlier this year, Earth experienced two geomagnetic storms caused by outbursts of radiation from the Sun, which had an impact on satellites in space and communication systems on the ground. As it ...

The Sun, a G2V main-sequence star approximately 4.6 billion years old, is currently undergoing hydrogen fusion. Stellar evolution, primarily determined by a star's mass, dictates that the Sun will ...

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS might be older than our Sun and is estimated to be between eight and 14 billion years old and ...

Truth matters. Community matters. Your support makes both possible. LAist is one of the few places where news remains independent and free from political and corporate influence. Stand up for truth ...

A Solar and Heliospheric Observatory image shows Region 486 that unleashed a record flare last week (lower left) November 18, 2003 on the sun. The spot itself cannot yet be seen but large, hot, ...