The updated version of the World Magnetic Model was released on Dec. 17, with a new prediction of how the magnetic north pole will shift over the next five years. Here's why it was changed.

We Earthlings see the sun every day of our lives—but gaining a truly new view of our star is a rare and precious thing. So count your lucky stars: for the first time in history, scientists have ...

Never before seen pictures will help scientists learn how the Sun's activity changes from stormy to quiet periods ...

"We didn't know what exactly to expect from these first observations – the sun's poles are literally terra incognita,” Sami ...

“When the sun is at its minimum, you have a north pole and a south pole, each with its own magnetic polarity,” said Anik De Groof, Solar Orbiter’s mission manager.

The Solar Orbiter spacecraft, a joint mission between the European Space Agency and NASA, is the first to venture into a ...

The European Space Agency's Solar Orbiter, in collaboration with NASA, has captured unprecedented images of the Sun's south pole from 40 million miles ...

The Solar Orbiter space mission, a joint initiative of the European Space Agency (ESA) and NASA, has for the first time ...

The magnetic field drives the formation of sunspots, cooler regions on the solar surface that appear as dark blotches. At the ...

The Earth’s iron core and magnetic field create the magnetic North Pole. Discovered in the 1830s, the magnetic North Pole is near Ellesmere Island, Canada, about 500 miles from the geographic ...

Amazing Facts on Northern Lights The Northern Lights, or Aurora Borealis, are a stunning natural light display caused by ...