The explosion of a star, called a supernova, is an immensely violent event. It usually involves a star more than eight times ...

Most people have never seen the Little Dipper, because most of its stars are too dim to be seen through light-polluted skies.

More than 20 Oneonta High track & field standouts earned all-conference or division recognition from the Southern Tier Athletic Conference. Among those honored this week were newly minted state ...

As seen in the PHI view, the southern pole shows signs of both north and south polarity magnetic fields, and all very weak compared to the equator. In other words, right now our host star has no ...

As seen in the PHI view, the southern pole shows signs of both north and south polarity magnetic fields, and all very weak compared to the equator. In other words, right now our host star has no clear ...

Well, the pole's magnetic field, simply put, is a mess at the moment. See, the sun's magnetic field flips roughly every 11 years, and it's about to flip this year if it hasn't yet.

Image source: ESA & NASA/Solar Orbiter/PHI, EUI and SPICE Teams We know that our Sun goes through a relatively quiet period, where the Sun’s south and north pole are clearly defined.

"We didn't know what exactly to expect from these first observations – the sun's poles are literally terra incognita,” Sami ...

The Solar Orbiter spacecraft, a joint mission between the European Space Agency and NASA, is the first to venture into a ...