Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Sun

Mars opposition 2025: How to see the Red Planet at its biggest and brightest

Mars is on the cusp of becoming bigger and brighter than at any point since 2022 as it comes into alignment with Earth and the sun.

Space

Auroras could light up the skies on Christmas, thanks to a powerful solar flare heading toward Earth

A display of auroras is expected to light up the skies on Christmas Day, thanks to a powerful M8.9 solar flare enroute to Earth.

LiveScience

NASA probe touches Sun’s atmosphere

On Dec. 24, 2024, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe made history with the closest ever approach to the Sun

Salon

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Parker Solar Probe survives historic closest-ever flyby of the sun, NASA confirms

On Christmas Eve, NASA's Parker Solar Probe flew closer to the sun than any human-made object ever — a stunning technological feat that scientists liken to the historic Apollo moon landing in 1969. Now, we know it survived.

LiveScience

Venus, Mars and more: How to see planets in the night sky in 2025

Your guide to viewing the visible planets of the solar system in the night sky of 2025.

Space

Nasa to fly world’s fastest object closer to the Sun than ever before

Mission managers will be in the dark about probe’s very bright journey for days

The Independent UK

Nasa spacecraft attempts to make history with closest-ever approach to the sun

Moving at speeds of up to 430,000mph and enduring temperature of up to 982C, Nasa Parker Solar Probe is a mission to ‘touch’ the sun.

The Independent UK

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

NASA's Parker Solar Probe celebrates Christmas with record smashing 'kiss' of the sun

On Christmas Eve (Dec. 24) NASA's parker Solar Probe made its closest approach to the sun yet, passing through the blisteringly hot outer atmosphere of our star.

Space

How did the ancient Egyptians celebrate the new year?

The ancient Egyptians celebrated the new year in a variety of ways, including having feasts, giving gifts, and exposing statues of gods to sunlight so they could be "regenerated."

LiveScience

24 amazing space images from 2024

Space.com's 24 space images of 2024! The most awe-inspiring space photos of the year from our Space Images of the Day.

Space

Nasa’s Parker solar probe attempts closest ever pass of sun

Probe was scheduled to pass 3.8 million miles from sun’s surface on Christmas Eve

The Guardian - UK

The cold, crowd and pollution: Winter health risks in urban India

Winter in India arrives like a gentle whisper, draping the land in a cool embrace. The golden sun softens its glare, casting a mellow glow over dewy mornings. Mist dances over rivers, and fields wear a silvery veil at dawn. The air hums with the aroma of wood fires and…

The Times of India

Scientists hope NASA's Parker Solar Probe gets hit by a storm during historic Christmas Eve sun flyby

If all goes to plan, the sun should give NASA's Parker Solar Probe a hard time.

Space

Asteroid-comet chimera Chiron has an unusual ice mix, James Webb Space Telescope finds

An object that orbits in the space between Jupiter and Neptune has chemistry that could tell us more about the birth of the solar system.

Space

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Conversation

I’ve calculated Santa’s speed on Christmas Eve – and this is what it would do to Rudolph’s nose

With billions of children around the world anxiously waiting for their presents, Father Christmas (or Santa) and his reindeer must be travelling at breakneck speeds to deliver them all in one night.

International Business Times

NASA Solar Probe To Make Its Closest Ever Pass Of Sun

NASA's pioneering Parker Solar Probe is poised to make its closest-ever approach of the Sun on Christmas Eve, a record-setting 3.8 million miles (6.2 million kilometers) from the surface.

The Independent UK

The little-known tropical island that is perfect for a winter sun break

Sarah Marshall finds Principe has all the tranquility of a Caribbean holiday without the crowds

LiveScience

10 supercharged solar storms that blew us away in 2024

The sun's most active phase, solar maximum, officially arrived in 2024, triggering some explosive solar storms and colorful auroras. Here are 10 of our favorite solar outbursts this year.

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Space

10 most powerful solar flares of 2024

The sun released over 50 X-class solar flares in 2024! Here we take a look at some of the best.

Louder

“I know it sounds like a joke musical but one of my ancestors was a pirate in the Caribbean. He looked a bit like I did when I was 21 in Roxy Music”: The amazing things Phil Manzanera discovered when he looked into his past

After writing a memoir, the guitarist has done the musical equivalent with an 11-disc box set exploring his five-decade career. He explains how he landed his dream gig, how Robert Fripp beat him to a tonal ambition, and why, in a way, Roxy is still active

LiveScience

Lasers powered by sunlight could beam energy through space to support interplanetary missions

New research has found a way to power spacecraft with lasers generated using solar energy alone.

RideApart

Editor's Choice Awards: California Superbike School Is Something I'm Still Dreaming About

On a calm lake with the sun bouncing off the water's ripples, I turned my eyes into ram air intakes as I railed the world’s fastest personal watercraft (PWC). A few months later, I flew through the air at the famous Crandon Raceway in a purpose-built Yamaha YXZ1000R. And recently,…

Space

Accidental discovery reveals 'millinovas,' a new class of cosmic explosion 100 times brighter than the sun

Astronomers have accidently spotted a new type of cosmic explosion called a "millinova" triggered by white dwarfs feeding on stars. If that sounds familiar get ready for a suprise!

Space

This Christmas Eve, humans will try to embrace a star

Parker Solar Probe will make an immensely close pass by the sun on Dec. 24 — but its scientists aren't worried. They have faith in their explorer.

MusicRadar

“Suddenly the sun shone and it was, ‘Wow!’”: How ELO’s Jeff Lynne created his masterpiece Mr. Blue Sky - and how a little joke at the end of the song was misheard by millions

Inside the making of a miniature pop symphony

1 … 177 178 179 180

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

United Launch Alliance

the Metropolitan Museum of Art

75 stories

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.