Sun

The future history of the Sun

New data shows when the Sun will start to die.

By Phil Plait | 

4 weeks ago

What kickstarted the birth of our solar system?

Ancient meteorites give clues to what event caused the birth of our solar system.

By Phil Plait | 

1 month ago

Just how massive can stars get? Maybe not *quite* as massive as we thought

But still terrifyingly big.

By Phil Plait | 

1 month ago

Over time, some stars get uncomfortably close to the Sun

Several stars in the recent past have given us a cosmically close shave.

By Phil Plait | 

1 month ago

We're getting a clearer view of the interior of the Sun

A solar paradox has finally been resolved. Well, mostly.

By Phil Plait | 

2 months ago

A comet got really close to the Sun and completely freaked out

It literally blew chunks.

By Phil Plait | 

3 months ago

Handheld ‘tricorder’ identifies cancers without biopsy

Too much sunlight might give you cancer, millimeter-wave light can find it.

By Cassidy Ward | 

4 months ago

Zombie sunspot reanimated out of nowhere and went into full attack mode

The undead lurk in space, too.

By Elizabeth Rayne | 

5 months ago

Mercury got the ultimate sunburn from solar plasma, and that's how we know it has a magnetic field

As if there aren’t enough reasons to wear SPF already, you now have one more.

By Elizabeth Rayne | 

5 months ago

Could a bizarre star explain why our Sun's birthmarks suddenly vanished back in the 17th century?

It wasn't wearing concealer.

By Elizabeth Rayne | 

5 months ago