Dara Ó Briain explores Earth's vital relationship with the sun, from how it was formed and where its ferocious power originates to sun-worship and monuments such as Stonehenge.

The sun's distance from Earth changes throughout the year but it has nothing to do with the seasons. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how ...

A gigantic hole has opened up in the Sun's atmosphere and is currently big enough to spot from Earth. The structure located ...

The Blue Ghost lunar lander, built by the Texas-based company Firefly Aerospace for NASA, launched to space on Jan. 15, and ...

An asteroid that orbited near Earth for a few months as a mini-moon may be a chunk of the moon that was blasted off by an impact thousands of years ago.

As sunspots emerge on the sun's surface close to its equator, their orientations will match the old magnetic field, while ...

A superflare is an exceptionally powerful electromagnetic emission from a star, releasing energy equivalent to a trillion ...

There are two giant holes in the Sun right now which could create impactful space weather for Earth in early February.

Flickering coronal "loops" on the Sun are warning signs of a coming solar eruption, paving the way for better space weather ...

On January 18, the team at Firefly carried out Blue Ghost’s first engine burn, firing up the lander’s thrusters and main ...