An enormous dark hole has opened up in the sun's surface and is spewing powerful streams of unusually fast radiation, known as solar wind, right at Earth. The size and orientation of the temporary gap ...

A large dark hole that scientists say is wider than 60 Earths has currently opened up on the sun's surface, and is sending out "powerful streams of unusually fast radiation, known as solar wind." ...

We are hurtling toward the most awe-inspiring celestial event of our lifetimes. Unless, of course, it rains. People from around the world will converge on Ohio to observe the total solar eclipse April ...

"I think all dark matter candidates are just a little bit wild." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Just before the end of 2023, ...

Astrophysicist Matt Caplan sparks intrigue with a groundbreaking theory that challenges the very fabric of our understanding of dark matter. His recent paper, provocatively titled "Is there a black ...

Fast solar wind from a massive coronal hole in the sun could trigger dazzling auroral displays as geomagnetic activity is predicted to ramp up again over the weekend. When you purchase through links ...

Coronal holes like this one, imaged by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory, occur when the Sun’s magnetic field suddenly allows a huge stream of the star’s upper atmosphere to pour out in the form of ...

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A massive hole some 62 times wider than the Earth has opened up in the Sun's atmosphere—and it could lead to aurora over the U.S. NASA captured a photograph of the roughly 497,000-mile-wide phenomenon ...

A monstrous dark patch, known as a coronal hole, recently appeared near the sun's equator. The temporary gap enables unusually fast solar wind to race toward Earth. When you purchase through links on ...