The large golden aura is formed from the incoming light reflected off the sun-side of the occulter, a device that blocks the Sun for photos.

This solar cycle still has the potential to cause more celestial spectacles before activity calms down. And scientists say that the coming solar cycles may be even more eventful.

A vast star-forming cloud of molecular hydrogen that is one of the largest single structures in the sky has been discovered hidden near the solar system.

This cloud is literally glowing in the dark.” According to researchers, the cloud spans about 40 moon-widths across the sky and has a mass about 3,400 times of the sun. It’s located along the edge of ...

Scientists have found the heaviest known pair of dead stars in our galaxy — a rare system they believe will one day explode in a type 1a supernova.

A star system has been discovered to be moving at an estimated 1.2 million miles per hour, making it possibly the fastest moving solar system in our galaxy.

A diagram of the heliosphere shows the solar system with the solar wind and sun’s magnetic field flowing out to meet the interstellar medium.

The sun: Facts about the bright star at the center of the solar system Speaking of which, it's time to test your knowledge of our stellar neighborhood with our solar system quiz.

New findings reveal a solar composition richer in carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen than previously thought, potentially transforming theories about the solar system’s formation and guiding future ...

How Did the Solar System Form? The tale of our sun may begin with another star: a predecessor whose fiery death brought about the birth of our solar system.

Around a neighboring star just 635 light-years away, astronomers have found even more evidence of a moon absolutely livid with volcanoes.

A passing star may be responsible for more than three-fourths of the moons in our solar system as the stellar traveler flung massive rocky bodies into our cosmic neighborhood, a new study suggests.