As we approach solar maximum, something strange is happening to the sun's magnetic field. We explore this flip in polarity in more detail and look at the effects it could have on Earth.

Claims of a "rare planetary alignment" are misleading; it's just visible planets. A true "golden conjunction" occurs on Sept.

Scientists have analyzed records from the 17th and 18th centuries and discovered very interesting information about what was happening to the Sun during that time. It turned out that during the ...

This occurs when the planets' positions in their elliptical orbit around the sun line make them seem like they are close in the sky. "It’s happening because of the specific orbital speeds and paths of ...

As soon as it gets dark, two bright lights become visible—the brightest in the southwest and an almost-as-bright light in the east. What are they?

The reversal could actually have a beneficial effect on Earth. The sun is on the verge of a significant event: a magnetic field reversal. The sun undergoes such a reversal every 11 years ...