Earlier this week, the number of visible sunspots on our home star fell to zero for the first time in 1,335 days. This ...

The Sun experienced its first spotless days in four years, from February 22-24, 2026, indicating a shift towards a calmer ...

The sun's visible disk has been perfectly free from sunspots for the first time since June 2022, suggesting the current solar cycle might be heading toward its quieter phase.

Astronomers observed the sun without a single sunspot for the first time in over three years, hinting at a slowdown in Solar ...

Studying the sun In August 2018, NASA launched the Parker Solar Probe to draw closer to the sun than any satellite before. It's a unique opportunity to study " the star in our backyard," as NASA ...

The Sun’s magnetic poles are in the middle of an uneven, drawn-out reversal as Solar Cycle 25 moves through its solar maximum ...

During strong cycles, the sun’s total brightness at the solar maximum is about 0.1% higher than during its solar minimum, but when averaged out over the industrial period, the sun’s total brightness ...

The sunspot region designated AR 14098 rotated over the Sun’s eastern limb in late January carrying magnetic complexity forecasters had not seen since the final months of 2025. Within 96 hours of ...

The European Space Agency's Solar Orbiter spacecraft — launched in February 2020 and taking the first-ever images of the sun at close range — has sent back one of the most detailed images of our star.