In a daring maneuver, the joint European Space Agency (ESA) and NASA mission swooped below the solar system’s planetary plane to capture the sun’s elusive south pole. The spacecraft dipped 15 degrees ...

The magnetic field drives the formation of sunspots, cooler regions on the solar surface that appear as dark blotches. At the ...

"We didn't know what exactly to expect from these first observations – the sun's poles are literally terra incognita,” Sami ...

Visuals from the European Space Agency’s Solar Orbiter reveal chaotic solar magnetism in the solar polar region. Even better images are expected in the years ahead.

ESA has just released the first-ever images taken of the Sun's south pole, as seen this year by the Solar Orbiter spacecraft.

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

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 ...

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In order to accommodate a harness on Julie Andrews, most of Mary Poppins' costumes had to be duplicated in a larger size for ...

North wasn’t always “up” on world maps. North doesn't always mean "up" when it comes to geophysics. Scientists have known for ...

BERRYVILLE — Clarke County's first Peace Pole will be dedicated at 1 p.m. Saturday at Rose Hill Park in downtown Berryville. The Rotary Club of Clarke County is installing the pole near the ...

Are you interested in the most endangered animals at the North Pole? Animals native to the North Pole, which is in the middle of the Arctic Ocean, are often called Arctic animals. Here are some of the ...