May 2, 2016 Total solar eclipse on Friday: How to watch it live online Even though most people around the world won't be able to see Friday's total solar eclipse in person, anyone with an Internet connection can watch it live online thanks to two webcasts featuring the cosmic event.
May 2, 2016 Fierce 'superflares' from the Sun zapped the infant Earth Our young sun may have routinely blasted Earth with gobs of energy more powerful than any similar bombardments recorded in human history.
May 2, 2016 NASA probes catch solar shockwave in action for the first time For the first time ever, NASA’s Van Allen Probes caught the before and after effects of a solar shockwave as it was happening. The event, which occurred on October 8, 2013, was triggered by an explosion that erupted on the sun’s surface, sending a shockwave of solar wind careening through space. After passing the moon, the shockwave hurtled toward Earth before running head-on into the magnetic field surrounding our planet. This impact then set off a magnetized sound pulse, which reverberated around Earth.
May 2, 2016 Stunning 7-mile scale model of the solar system created in Nevada A group of friends has created a stunning 7-mile scale model of the solar system on a dry lakebed in Nevada.
May 2, 2016 Space Station crosses Sun's face in spectacular new photo An amazing new photo shows the International Space Station crossing the sun's face.
April 28, 2016 Supersonic plane sends shock waves rippling across the Sun A supersonic plane recently zoomed past the sun, and its light-bending shock waves were captured in a stunning new image
April 28, 2016 Amazing total solar eclipse photos show 'black hole in the sky' Photographers turned out in force to capture views of the spectacular total solar eclipse visible from Indonesia and across Southeast Asia Wednesday — and their varied, beautiful images show the many faces of that celestial event.
April 28, 2016 Total solar eclipse wows skywatchers across Indonesia, Pacific region The skies went dark over parts of Indonesia and the Pacific Ocean region Tuesday evening (March 8) as the only total solar eclipse of 2016 took hold.
April 28, 2016 'A demon ate the Sun' How solar eclipses inspired superstition The first and only total solar eclipse of 2016 will roll across the sky this week. Total solar eclipses — when the moon's shadow blocks the sun entirely — are spectacular events, highly anticipated by astronomers, astrophotographers and casual spectators alike
April 28, 2016 Total solar eclipse and asteroid flyby on Tuesday, a cosmic double feature Tuesday seems to be a double-header for cosmic events: A total solar eclipse will shadow Indonesia and the North Pacific Ocean, and a 100-foot-wide asteroid will streak past Earth.