Astronomers hope the Proba-3 mission will help them get a better view of the corona, the sun's outer atmosphere, which is ...

Composite images reveal how the sun's corona changed from one total solar eclipse to another in 2023 and 2024, just as solar ...

The European Space Agency's Proba-3 mission gives scientists the ability to study one of the solar system's most compelling ...

Eclipses are one of the most fascinating phenomena to witness. In 2024, we experienced a total solar eclipse, and in 2025, we ...

Eclipses happen somewhere on the planet every six months when one of two specific locations amid Earth’s orbit allows for the ...

Here's a recap of some of the most notable celestial events of the year, from the total solar eclipse to the proliferating northern lights. When you think about celestial events in 2024 ...

National Geographic predicted the visibility of the northern lights and the total solar eclipse would popularize ...

Human beings have long lived in awe of the vast and starry skies — particularly during a solar eclipse, wherein the very laws of nature feel inverted. Before modern astronomy, solar eclipses ...

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NASA's Juno spacecraft zipped just 930 miles (1,500 kilometers) above the volcanic world Io in 2024. The extraterrestrial ...