In Exploding Sun, the first ever commercial space shuttle is struck by a solar storm. The disaster hyper-charges the engine and catapults the ship on a direct course for the sun. But the danger ...

In Exploding Sun, the first ever commercial space shuttle is struck by a solar storm. The disaster hyper-charges the engine and catapults the ship on a direct course for the sun. But the danger ...

Even though it is estimated that our fiery ball of gas is going to die out trillions of years in the future, there will be many changes that will happen much sooner, heralding the end of our Solar ...

It's the stuff of nightmares, but this spectacular sunrise really does look like the sun is exploding. Fortunately this amazing image captures some form of optical illusion, although nobody can say ...

Of all the things to worry about, the explosion of our sun is perhaps one of the least pressing. The Earth has seen five ...

This photograph of the sun, taken Dec. 19, 1973, during the third and final manned Skylab mission (Skylab 4), shows one of the most spectacular solar flares ever recorded, spanning more than 588,000 ...

When a low-mass star like the Sun burns up all of its fuel, it dramatically sheds its outer layers until it becomes a so-called red giant. These outer layers spread through the star’s immediate ...

A beautiful NASA video of coronal rain. By Alex Hern NASA has released an astonishing video of a solar flare erupting on surface of the sun. Crack open something to drink, put on some suitably epic ...

The centre of the solar system around which all the planets, moons, comets and asteroids orbit, the Sun's heat and light are essential for life. Explore facts about the biggest and hottest object in ...