The Sun

The Sun, as seen by the Solar Dynamics Observatory. Credit: Solar Dynamics Observatory, NASA

Understanding our Sun: the science of the solar cycle

A view of the Sun's surface captured by the Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope. Credit: NSO/AURA/NSF

Eye On The Sky New telescope reveals the surface of the Sun in greater detail than ever before

An artist's impression of ESA's Solar Orbiter spacecraft. Copyright: ESA/ATG medialab

Interview How ESA's Solar orbiter will study the surface of the Sun

Composite image of Mercury transiting across the sun on 9 May, 2016, as seen by HMI on NASA's Solar Dynamics Obersvatory. Credit: NASA/SDO

Transit of Mercury 2019 Livestream

NASA captures a Halloween Sun. Credit NASA/SDO

Astrophotography

Eye On The Sky NASA captures a Halloween Sun

A sunset captured by Pete Lawrence. Credit: Pete Lawrence

Astrophoto guides

How to capture beautiful photographs of sunsets

A focal length of 1,000mm (or above) is needed to define Mercury against the Sun’s disc. Credit: Pete Lawrence

Astrophoto guides

How to photograph the transit of Mercury

Gary's completed solar mosaic. Credit: Gary Palmer

Astrophoto guides

Image processing How to create a Solar mosaic

Gary’s final processed image shows rich detail on the dynamic surface of our star. Credit: Gary Palmer

Astrophoto guides

Image processing How to colourise astrophotos of the Sun

What will happen when our Sun dies? This is an image of our host star captured by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory. Credit: Solar Dynamics Observatory, NASA.

What will happen when our Sun dies?

Monitoring solar events at the Met Office Space Weather Operations Centre. Credit: The Met Office

Space weather and the Met Office: predicting solar phenomena

A solar prominence captured by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory. Credit: Solar Dynamics Observatory, NASA

Apollo Moon rocks could reveal the history of our Sun

Credit: Giovanni Fidone‎

Astrophotography

Sunspots: AR2192 in pictures

Parker-Solar-Probe

Parker Solar Probe’s journey to the Sun

A beautiful prominence eruption producing a coronal mass ejection (CME) shot off the east limb (left side) of the sun on April 16, 2012. Image credit: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center/SDO

The Story of the Solar System: The Sun