The sun is on the verge of a significant event: a magnetic field reversal. What causes this switch in polarity, and is it dangerous for anything on Earth? Let's take a deep dive into the phenomenon of ...

More of the world, including parts of the continental U.S., could see increased instances of Aurora Borealis lights over the ...

The first ever images of the sun's south pole have been snapped by satellite launched by the European Space Agency (ESA). Until now, every image of the sun has been taken from straight on, along the ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The European Space Agency's Solar Orbiter has captured humanity's first-ever images of the sun's ...

A rare geological event occurs every 300,000 years or so: the Earth’s magnetic poles flip. The magnetic poles are the two ends of the magnetosphere, which surrounds the Earth like a giant, invisible ...

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Solar Orbiter took the first-ever images of the Sun's poles. These images show the Sun's corona, a superheated outer atmosphere. The images also reveal the complex movement of solar material. The ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — On the night of Sunday, September 14th, the northern lights were visible across much of the northern United States. They were seen in New England, the Midwest, and the ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Artist's illustration of Astrobotic's Griffin lunar lander and Astrolab's FLIP rover on the moon.