Using a newly developed adaptive optics system called Cona, scientists peered through Earth's turbulent air to reveal the sun's corona in astonishing clarity.

A solar eclipse is a marvel. This quirk of the complex interplay between Earth, the Moon, and the Sun doesn't just remind us ...

A new adaptive optics system reveals stunning, ultra-sharp views of the Sun’s corona—offering an unprecedented look at solar ...

A groundbreaking study published in The Astrophysical Journal Lettersexplores the fine-scale structure of the Sun’s surface, ...

“The Sun’s magnetic field is key to understanding ... like solar magnetism, and small-scale features on the surface can be seen in the images. Miesch was not involved with the image release.

New images that are the highest resolution ever taken of the surface of the sun and its corona are revealing details that ...

A new 8K camera system at the Vacuum Tower Telescope in Tenerife captures images of the Sun's surface in stunning detail.

Astronomers have captured the Sun's corona in astonishing detail, revealing mesmerizing features like coronal rain — all in pink.

The Sun's corona, a faint, glowing halo of plasma, is notoriously difficult to observe due to its dimness compared to the ...

New research suggests there may be a narrow window of possibility for life to persist on the icy moons of the outer solar ...

He also noted that the image was not an unedited photo — instead, he digitally processed it to "accentuate features that ... of the visible surface of the sun." Many of the versions that ...