In an amazing video captured by NASA telescopes, the Sun ejected a plume of plasma so big, it could wipe out our civilization many times over (if Earth was that close, that is). The bright solar ...

NASA's Parker Solar Probe is no stranger to breaking records. On Dec. 24, 2024, Parker made history by flying closer to the sun than any spacecraft in history. The probe reached a distance of just 3.8 ...

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe passed the sun last year, snapping images that NASA released July 10. The images were taken 3.8 million miles from the solar surface, which is the closest any probe has ever ...

"These first images of the solar poles are just the start." 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 ...

Prior to the ESA releasing the photos, any image you have ever seen of the sun was taken from around its equator. The Solar Orbiter launched February 2020 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in ...