The first time NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has observed a big magnetic burst in the sun’s corona, this event could ...

NASA's Parker Solar Probe has directly observed a powerful magnetic explosion in the sun's corona that could help us predict ...

An intense solar eruption recently triggered a rare "severe geomagnetic storm" alert for Earth, with the U.S. Naval Research ...

NASA's Parker Solar Probe has survived an up-close encounter with the sun, officially coming closer to the fiery star than any other spacecraft before it. The record-breaking solar approach took ...

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe detected a powerful magnetic explosion providing new data on magnetic reconnection, important to ...

Parker Solar Probe observed a rare sunward plasma jet Protons accelerated ~1,000x by magnetic reconnection Direct observation enhances solar wind and space weather models ...

New research led by a Southwest Research Institute scientist identified a new source of energetic particles near the Sun.

The Delta IV Heavy rocket will take NASA's Parker Solar Probe to an interplanetary trajectory to the sun. Red Huber/Orlando Sentinel via TNS via Getty Images, FILE Tools aboard the probe will ...

Eugene Parker, pioneer of theoretical solar and plasma astrophysics, was born June 10, 1927. Parker revolutionized the field ...

New research led by a Southwest Research Institute scientist identified a new source of energetic particles near the sun.

UPDATE 2: The Parker Solar Probe launched as planned at 3:31 a.m. ET on Sunday morning, and NASA celebrated the start of the probe's voyage with video and photos of the successful launch.

Scientists have identified a new source of energetic particles near the Sun. These definitive observations were made by instruments aboard NASA's Parker Solar Probe, which detected the powerful ...