Earth’s tilt is what causes the seasons; in the summer, when our planet’s pole is tipped toward the sun, the days are longer, and the true sun’s daily path across the sky is higher. The ...

These are the world’s first images of the south pole of our Sun taken by a man-made space probe. The images were taken on March 16th and 17th of this year, but ESA has only now published them.

And today, ESA has released the first images and videos to ever show the Sun’s poles, imaged from a latitude of 17° south on the Sun. They bring our star’s entire south pole into view for the ...

The sun's corona—the outermost layer of its atmosphere, visible only during a total solar eclipse—has long intrigued scientists due to its extreme temperatures, violent eruptions, and large ...