sun

NASA just launched the spacecraft that will reach the sun—and the photos are spectacular

Josh Katzowitz— August 12

Inside the tech breakthroughs taking NASA to the sun

Phillip Tracy— March 10

Here’s how to watch the solar eclipse from the safety of your computer

Josh Katzowitz— August 21

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Do spray-on sunscreens actually work?

Cynthia McKelvey— July 15

mercury planetary transit sun

Watch Mercury sail past the sun during its latest ‘planetary transit’

Michelle Jaworski— May 10

We just found a new dwarf planet in our own solar system

Mike Wehner— November 20

aurora borealis

Check out stunning views of the aurora from Wednesday night’s geomagnetic storm

Gavia Baker-Whitelaw— October 8

solar eclipse

Moon and Earth create first ‘double photobomb’ of NASA’s view of the Sun

Lisa Granshaw— September 16

Lucy solar sun robot

Lucy is a solar-powered robot that redirects sunlight into your house

AJ Dellinger— August 11

Pluto flyover

Fun new Web app helps you understand how much sunlight reaches Pluto

Cynthia McKelvey— August 4

sun

Georgia newspaper burned by fake story about the sun exploding

Miles Klee— June 15

sun

Woman sues eBay for preventing her from selling parts of the sun

Gabe Bergado— June 8

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Here’s why you never ask 4chan to Photoshop something

Luke Winkie— April 27

How to watch the shortest total lunar eclipse of the century

Lisa Granshaw— April 2

Rosetta Philae comet

Philae spacecraft that went dark after comet landing may soon wake up

Gavia Baker-Whitelaw— March 11

mars

Watch the sun set on Mars in a NASA vine

Gavia Baker-Whitelaw— February 24

Flaming Planet

5 years of stunning photos of the sun in one time-lapse video

Lisa Granshaw— February 12

Planet

Watch the sun’s first major eruption of 2015 in this NASA GIF

Lisa Granshaw— January 15

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