We Earthlings see the sun every day of our lives—but gaining a truly new view of our star is a rare and precious thing. So ...

The European Space Agency's Solar Orbiter, in collaboration with NASA, has captured unprecedented images of the Sun's south pole from 40 million miles ...

The Solar Orbiter spacecraft, a joint mission between the European Space Agency and NASA, is the first to venture into a ...

Never before seen pictures will help scientists learn how the Sun's activity changes from stormy to quiet periods ...

A rare geological event occurs every 300,000 years or so: the Earth’s magnetic poles flip. The magnetic poles are the two ...

Spacecraft and specialized telescopes have been studying the sun closely for decades, probing the secrets of its spots, ...

“When the sun is at its minimum, you have a north pole and a south pole, each with its own magnetic polarity,” said Anik De Groof, Solar Orbiter’s mission manager.

The robotic Solar Orbiter spacecraft has obtained the first images ever taken of our sun's two poles as scientists seek a deeper understanding of Earth's host star, including its magnetic field, its ...

During the transition period, called the "Solar Maximum," the magnetic field becomes a confused tangle, with no clear north or south pole.

On Wednesday, the European Space Agency (ESA) released the first clear images of the Sun’s south pole, revealing that both north and south magnetic polarities are currently present on the same side.

The Solar Orbiter space mission, a joint initiative of the European Space Agency (ESA) and NASA, has for the first time ...