The visible surface of the Sun, or the photosphere, is around 6,000°C. But a few thousand kilometers above it – a small distance when we consider the size of the Sun – the solar atmosphere, also ...

A hot mystery on the sun may be close to being solved. For decades, scientists have been trying to understand why the sun's outer atmosphere is so much hotter than its surface, despite being farther ...

NASA's Parker Solar Probe has survived a three year journey and a roughly 2 million degree Fahrenheit environment to do what was previously thought impossible: enter the sun's atmosphere. The probe's ...

The sun's activity has a profound impact on satellites, humans in space and technology on Earth. To understand the physical processes behind the sun's activity, it is vital for any simulation to ...

For the first time, a spacecraft has made contact with the sun. During a recent flyby, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe entered the sun’s atmosphere. “We have finally arrived,” Nicola Fox, director of NASA’s ...

The Sun is hot. Temperatures of our host star’s core can reach 15 million degrees Celsius. Things get relatively cooler the further you move away from the center of the Sun — it’s a balmy 5,700 ...

Katy has a BA in Humanities and Philosophy, with over 20 years of experience in online and print publishing. She was named the Association of British Science Writers' Editor of the Year in 2023. Katy ...

Huw Morgan receives funding from STFC (UKRI), Leverhulme, and European Regional Development Funds through the Welsh Government. The visible surface of the Sun, or the photosphere, is around 6,000°C.