SYFY WIRE Sun 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 2 years 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 2 years ago Isn’t it ironic that Mercury, the planet closest to the Sun, has ice on its poles? This planet knows how to chill. By Elizabeth Rayne 2 years ago Spicules make the Sun look like a shag carpet. We’re still figuring out why Faraday excitation and alligator mating calls, baby, yeah! By Phil Plait 2 years ago Summer is coming, and squid skin can tell you when you’ve been in the sun too long Sunscreen still required. By Elizabeth Rayne 2 years ago The Sun blasted plasma 2.2 million miles into space in its most enormous eruption ever Now that's fire. By Elizabeth Rayne 2 years ago DKIST, our biggest eye on the Sun, is ready to bring the science And here's a phenomenal sunspot image to prove it. By Phil Plait 2 years ago What are those creepy dark fingers reaching out from solar flares? It's like Dementors invaded the Sun. By Elizabeth Rayne 2 years ago The Sun and Moon could be unleashing earthquakes and volcanoes What causes plate tectonics might not be what you think. By Elizabeth Rayne 2 years ago In 7176 BCE, the Sun erupted in what may be the biggest blast in 10,000 years Immense solar storm occurred over 9,000 years ago that would be devastating today. By Phil Plait 2 years ago SYFY WIRE | Page 6
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 2 years 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 2 years ago
Isn’t it ironic that Mercury, the planet closest to the Sun, has ice on its poles? This planet knows how to chill. By Elizabeth Rayne 2 years ago
Spicules make the Sun look like a shag carpet. We’re still figuring out why Faraday excitation and alligator mating calls, baby, yeah! By Phil Plait 2 years ago
Summer is coming, and squid skin can tell you when you’ve been in the sun too long Sunscreen still required. By Elizabeth Rayne 2 years ago
The Sun blasted plasma 2.2 million miles into space in its most enormous eruption ever Now that's fire. By Elizabeth Rayne 2 years ago
DKIST, our biggest eye on the Sun, is ready to bring the science And here's a phenomenal sunspot image to prove it. By Phil Plait 2 years ago
What are those creepy dark fingers reaching out from solar flares? It's like Dementors invaded the Sun. By Elizabeth Rayne 2 years ago
The Sun and Moon could be unleashing earthquakes and volcanoes What causes plate tectonics might not be what you think. By Elizabeth Rayne 2 years ago
In 7176 BCE, the Sun erupted in what may be the biggest blast in 10,000 years Immense solar storm occurred over 9,000 years ago that would be devastating today. By Phil Plait 2 years ago