The discovery of liquid mercury inside an observatory known for its many scientific discoveries has forced its permanent shutdown. The National Science Foundation (NSF) announced in a news release ...

The powerful NSF Inouye Solar Telescope has just delivered absolutely mind-blowing observations of its first X-class solar flare. On 8 August 2024, the telescope managed to capture one of the most ...

The U.S. National Science Foundation says it will demolish the Sacramento Peak Observatory, also known as Sunspot Solar Observatory ...

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Remember 3I/ATLAS? Yes, the interstellar comet that made plenty of headlines in 2025 is still romping through our solar ...

Our parent star, the Sun, has always captivated and mystified us. Now, a new achievement by the Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope located on the Hawaiian island of Maui offers a glimpse into the fiery ...

Katelyn Eaman can appreciate the power of the sun better than most. The geology graduate student researches how Mars’ now-barren landscape was carved and transformed by ancient waterways. That water ...

How fast and in which direction is our solar system moving through the universe? This seemingly simple question is one of the key tests of our cosmological understanding. A research team led by ...

The National Solar Observatory on Mt. Haleakala recorded this high-resolution image of a solar flare on the sun. According to the observatory, the image is about four Earth-diameters on each side.

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The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) announced Tuesday it will go ahead with demolition and site restoration at the ...