Just before midnight Thursday, the spacecraft finally "phoned home," transmitting a beacon tone back to Earth, indicating it ...

Fast solar wind from a massive coronal hole in the sun could trigger dazzling auroral displays as geomagnetic activity is ...

“Previous close passes have helped scientists pinpoint the origins of structures in the solar wind and map the outer boundary of the sun’s atmosphere.” NASA’s Parker Solar Probe was ...

Coronal holes are cooler, darker regions in the sun's corona, as described by NOAA. These areas allow solar wind to escape at higher speeds. When this wind interacts with Earth's magnetosphere, it can ...

Unfortunate timing The first panel of this artist's concept depicts how Uranus's magnetosphere – its protective bubble – was ...

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe ‘s close-up study of the Sun helps scientists understand how material in this region gets heated to ...