Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) scientists are using a solar wind forecasting method combined with analytic and numerical ...

"In the inner corona, a region very difficult to observe, we saw slow solar wind gusts moving three to four times faster than expected." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

Perspective: The president spotted offshore wind’s weakness. A serious energy nationalist would have a sunnier answer than ...

"We were very surprised to see that the same tiny plasma jets appear to be driving both the fast and the slow solar wind." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

This artist’s concept depicts the boundary of the sun’s atmosphere that marks the point of no return for material that escapes the sun’s magnetic grasp. Deep dives through this area using NASA’s ...

In 2023, the European Space Agency reported on Solar Orbiter's discovery of tiny jets near the sun's south pole that could be powering the solar wind. The team behind this research has now used even ...

NASA's Parker Solar Probe hits 430,000 mph near the Sun. Discover how its 4.5-inch shield protects it from 2,500°F temperatures.

On its record-breaking approach to the sun late last year, NASA's Parker Solar Probe captured stunning new images from within the sun's atmosphere. These newly released images—taken closer to the sun ...