The Solar Dynamics Observatory saw a lunar transit and an Earth eclipse on July 25 — the first when the moon passed between ...

Today in the history of astronomy, a Prussian photographer captures totality.

Visible on the planet itself is a dark patch near the top, marking the frigid northern polar cap, where temperatures dip to ...

NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured a rare solar eclipse on July 25, 2025, during which 62% of the sun was blocked by ...

The newly released images from a December flyby are so detailed that scientists can see explosions and the flow of solar winds.

For centuries, we’ve been fascinated by the Sun, the fiery heart of our Solar System. But what does the Sun truly look like?

Detailed photos from the newly operational Vera C. Rubin Observatory have revealed that the recently discovered interstellar ...

Before defining what a light-year is, we should define what a light-year is not: It is not a measure of time, but rather a ...

Taiwan is holding its latest round of annual military exercises, the Han Kuang. The live-fire drills include new weapons systems provided by the United States.

A selection of moments across the Triangle and North Carolina, including Tropical Storm Chantal flooding and rescues in Chapel Hill and Durham.

Bill McKibben writes about the photographer Edward Burtynsky’s monumental chronicle of the human impact on the planet.

Astrophotographer Philippe Tosi captured explosive Ellerman bombs on the sun's surface as an active sunspot turned toward Earth.