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NASA scientists have determined that the Sun has increased in solar activity, defying expectations that it would enter a more quiet period.

Something Weird Is Going on With the Sun, Scientists Find

By Sharon Adarlo

Two satellites just carefully lined up to form a perfect "artificial total solar eclipse" in orbit. The results are stunning.

Scientists Line Up Satellites to Create “Artificial Total Solar Eclipse”

By Victor Tangermann

The European Space Agency released images that provide the first clear view of the southern pole of the Sun.

Astronomers Just Took the First-Ever Picture of the Bottom of the Sun

By Frank Landymore

If you look just right, the Sun appears to be opening its mouth and laughing at us — and that "smile" is weirder than you'd think.

Giant Crude “Face” Appears on Surface of Sun

By Noor Al-Sibai

Solar particles have wreaked havoc with satellites in our planet's orbit, messing with tractors and other farming equipment that rely on GPS.

Farmers Say Intelligent Tractors “Acted Like They Were Demon Possessed” After Signal Out of Space

By Victor Tangermann

A huge solar flare caused a radio blackout on Earth yesterday — and we could be in for another powerful geomagnetic storm later this week.

A Colossal Solar Flare Just Triggered a Radio Blackout on Earth

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

NASA's CURIE mission will try locate radio signals from the Sun that are originating somewhere within coronal mass ejections.

NASA Investigating Mysterious Radio Signals From the Sun

By Frank Landymore

An ESA scientific instrument dropped off by China's lunar lander detected negative ions on the far side of the Moon.

Chinese Lander Instrument Detects Negative Ions on Far Side of Moon

By Victor Tangermann

Tractors and other farm equipment broke down in the middle of planting season due to an extreme solar storm over the weekend.

Solar Storm So Powerful It Shut Down Farm Equipment Across the US and Canada

By Victor Tangermann

The European Space Agency has released an incredible video of the Sun's roiling surface, which was taken by its Solar Orbiter last year.

Spacecraft Takes Close Up Video of the Sun, Revealing Otherworldly Hellscape

By Victor Tangermann

Recent NASA footage shows an eruption from our Sun breaking off the tail of a comet whizzing through the Solar System.

Sun Blasts Comet, Breaking Off Its Tail

By Sharon Adarlo

NASA footage from the International Space Station shows a massive, looming cloud of darkness engulfing huge swathes of the United States.

The Solar Eclipse Looks Absolutely Wild From Space

By Victor Tangermann

Because the Sun is near the peak of its cycle, it's likely that you'll be able to see gigantic towers of plasma leaping off its surface.

You May Be Able to See Twisted Towers of Fire During Eclipse

By Jon Christian

Experts warn that fake protective solar eclipse glasses are flooding the market, which may lead to permanent damage to people's vision.

People Are Selling Fake Eclipse Glasses That Could Permanently Blind You

By Sharon Adarlo

A groundbreaking theory claims that everything in existence possesses some form of consciousness — including the Sun itself.

Fringe Theory Claims the Sun May Be Conscious

By Noor Al-Sibai

Scientists want to send a swarm of small umbrellas into space to block the Sun's warming ways from reaching the Earth's surface.

Scientists Working on Plan to Cool Earth by Blocking Sun

By Victor Tangermann