Until now. In March, a spacecraft captured the first-ever clear images of the sun's south pole, which the European Space Agency released Wednesday, June 11. “We reveal humankind’s first-ever ...

For decades, scientists have struggled to see the outermost layer of the Sun, called the corona, with enough detail to unlock its secrets. This region, which blazes at millions of degrees and throws ...

In a groundbreaking achievement, astronomers have captured the most detailed images of the Sun to date using a new camera system at the Vacuum Tower Telescope in Tenerife. This technological ...

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 ...

Close-up image of the sun is not NASA photo. Here's the real story ... We've previously examined other images internet users attributed to NASA, such as one allegedly showing the Helix Nebula.

Three of the probe's instruments were responsible for the images. The Polarimetric and Helioseismic Imager (PHI) imaged the sun in visible light and mapped its surface magnetic field.

The sun is taking center stage with recent solar flare activity sparking modest space weather for June 13, with an added metaphorical selfie as NASA recently released the first-ever images of the ...

The work sits in the sweet spot between the full-disk views of the Sun taken by smaller telescopes and even spacecraft around our star, and the more zoomed-in view that large solar telescopes have ...

NASA's PUNCH sun-studying mission has seen first light — and the team says all four instruments are indeed working as expected.