Researchers at the University of Hawaiʻi Institute for Astronomy (IfA) are helping reshape how scientists study the sun. The ...

A NASA spacecraft is making a close approach to the sun, repeating its record-breaking distance of 3.8 million miles from the ...

Astronomers have produced the first continuous, two-dimensional maps of the outer edge of the sun's atmosphere, a shifting, ...

Astronomers have mapped the turbulent edge of the Sun where solar matter manages to escape the Sun's fierce magnetic grip.

An idea about the sun’s magnetic field called the terminator model could help predict dangerous space weather more accurately ...

The sun’s current 11-year activity cycle has already peaked—but extreme outbursts from our star may still be in store ...

Learn what the first maps of the sun's atmospheric boundary reveal about solar wind and its escape into space.

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You’re red, you’re peeling, and you’re kicking yourself for not reapplying sunscreen every two hours like you’re supposed to. Other than waiting it out and slathering on some aloe vera, there’s not ...

Sun blisters look like small bumps filled with white, yellow, or clear fluid. These can form hours to days after getting a second-degree sunburn. Sunburned skin surrounding the blisters will be deep ...

A sun rash can occur due to a genetic condition or the use of a certain medication. The rash may appear as small blisters and cause an itching or burning feeling, among other symptoms. Sun rash is a ...