Right now, the sun is covered in millions of Grand-Canyon-size jets of towering plasma. In a few minutes, they'll all be gone. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

Picture is copyright Emily S. Damstra and used by permission. Müller and colleagues carefully studied the formation of these giganto-spicules and found formation was helped along the way by silicatein ...

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Tendrils of plasma near the surface of the sun emerge from realignments of magnetic fields and pump heat into the corona, the sun’s tenuous outer atmosphere, a study suggests. The new observation, ...

Scientists refine the timeline of sponge origins, showing soft-bodied ancestors likely evolved later than some chemical evidence suggested.

Combining computer observations and simulations, a new model shows that the presence of neutrals in the gas facilitates the magnetic fields to penetrate through the surface of the Sun producing the ...

For the first time, a computer simulation -- so detailed it took a full year to run -- shows how spicules form, helping scientists understand how spicules can break free of the sun's surface and surge ...