In observations collected on September 21, 2025, the spacecraft snapped not one but multiple eruptions in the solar corona. Matching Proba-3 observations with NASA’s Atmospheric Imaging Assembly (AIA) ...
The sun's inner corona, the hottest part of our star's atmosphere, appears faint yellow in a time-lapse made from images ...
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Schmidt et al./NJIT/NSO/AURA/NSF The sun's outer atmosphere — the corona — has long ...
ESA’s Proba-3 mission has delivered a breathtaking new perspective on the Sun’s inner corona, capturing rare solar prominence ...
ESA’s Proba-3 mission enables long-duration artificial solar eclipses in space, allowing continuous observation of the Sun’s ...
A solar eclipse is a marvel. This quirk of the complex interplay between Earth, the Moon, and the Sun doesn't just remind us of the wonders of the cosmos – it gives us a window into the Sun we rarely ...
As skies darkened Monday over North America during a rare solar eclipse, many people noticed bright dots — flickering spots that were reddish, pink and orange in hue — along the periphery of the moon ...
Did you see those red blotchy areas around the sun during Monday's total solar eclipse? Those are called solar prominences. Though they look like they could be made of fire, they are actually ...
If you were watching the 2024 solar eclipse, you might have noticed a burst of red at the bottom of the moon. What was it? Turns out, it was something called a solar prominence. Stream NBC 5 for free, ...