(via Be Smart) Despite what you may have heard or learned in school, the sun is NOT in fact the center of the solar system. And it won’t be until 2027… But this being a science channel, you might be ...
This article was originally featured on The Conversation. Are planets in the solar system that are closer to the Sun older than the ones further away? – Gavriel, age 10, Paducah, Kentucky A cloud of ...
Did you know our entire Solar System is cocooned inside a giant protective bubble, known as the heliosphere? Created by the perpetual outflow of charged particles from the Sun, called the solar wind, ...
Back in 2019, a consortium of scientists predicted August 2025 as the peak of the solar activity cycle. But where are we now?
The three spacecraft will be forecasting solar storms, mapping our solar neighborhood and observing the outer layer of ...
On Sept. 24, 2025, NASA launched two new missions to study the influence of the Sun on the solar system, with further missions scheduled for 2026 and beyond.
The sun has become more and more active over the last 16 years, in a turn that surprised scientists and could affect space ...
A NASA mission to study the heliosphere—the sun's magnetic bubble that shields our solar system—and develop a better ...