The sun
Full moon to meet blue giant star Spica in evening sky
Pairing of moon with brightest star in constellation of Virgo will be easily visible from southern hemisphere
Stuart Clark
07, Apr, 2025 @5:00 AM
Partial solar eclipse: moon blocks part of sun for people in northern hemisphere – as it happened
Partial solar eclipse visible to differing degrees depending on where you watch it in the northern hemisphere
Hamish Mackay
29, Mar, 2025 @12:31 PM
9pm-9am sunglasses: should you try fashion’s most divisive new trend?
How big should your sunglasses be this summer? From the top of the brow to the tip of the nose – or roughly the size of dinner plates – according to those in the know
24, Mar, 2025 @4:27 PM
Solar eclipse to follow lunar display in March
In parts of North America and Greenland, up to 90% of the sun’s fiery surface may be obscured
Stuart Clark
24, Mar, 2025 @6:00 AM
Nasa releases first high-def images of sunset on the moon
Scientists eager to examine images to research phenomenon known as lunar horizon glow, first documented in 1972
Richard Luscombe
18, Mar, 2025 @9:08 PM
Sunscreen’s impact on marine life needs urgent investigation, study finds
The chemical compounds that block UV rays may lead to bleaching of coral and a decrease in fish fertility
Mariam Amini
18, Feb, 2025 @8:00 AM
Country diary: Confined to the house, the magic of winter comes to me | Amy-Jane Beer
Welburn, North Yorkshire: I watch shadows playing out across the walls, tree trunks and scrambling roses finding their way inside
Amy-Jane Beer
28, Jan, 2025 @5:30 AM
Nasa probe successfully completes closest-ever approach to sun
Parker solar spacecraft got the closest any human-made object has ever come to the star
Nicola Davis Science correspondent
27, Dec, 2024 @12:03 PM
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
Rachel Savage and agencies
24, Dec, 2024 @12:02 PM
Landmark space mission set to create artificial solar eclipses using satellites
Two satellites in Proba-3 mission expected to be launched on Wednesday in India and will work in tandem to study sun’s corona
Ian Sample Science editor
30, Nov, 2024 @6:00 AM
Northern lights: what causes them and where will I be able to see them?
Will there be a repeat of Thursday’s show on Friday night? And why all the different colours?
Nicola Davis Science correspondent
11, Oct, 2024 @12:55 PM
Strong solar flare could bring northern lights as far south as Alabama
Coronal mass ejection hits Earth and ‘severe’ geomagnetic storm could disrupt power grids and hit satellites and GPS
Edward Helmore
10, Oct, 2024 @6:27 PM
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