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The European Space Agency (ESA) published a new video captured from its Solar Orbiter that provides an up-close, detailed look at the Sun's corona.

The Sun has been very active so far this month, with powerful sympathetic solar flares dazzling scientists and viewers alike and recent X-class flares making many wonder about communications network integrity. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) constantly monitors the Sun and captures the recent powerful solar flares in exquisite detail across multiple wavelengths.

Two powerful solar flares exploded nearly simultaneously on the Sun earlier this week, creating a spectacular and exceptionally rare sight.

The European Space Agency (ESA) is preparing to launch a pair of satellites called the Proba-3 which will do what was previously thought impossible: block out the Sun in order to observe its corona for an extended period of time.

Anyone who follows the solar system closely will know the Sun is extremely active at the moment and video has emerged of a huge explosion on the surface that has already affected radio communications on Earth.

An astrophotographer captured a spectacular timelapse of the Sun at a time of greatly increased solar storm activity.

A group of astronomers have called for more disco balls to be installed in observatories and scientific facilities to better observe the Sun.

NASA's Parker Solar Probe, the first spacecraft to "touch the Sun," sailed directly through a coronal mass ejection (CME).

The Indian Space Agency (Isro) has shared the first-ever photographs sent by the country's solar observation mission as it makes its way toward the Sun.

A recent NASA Astronomy Photo of the Day selection showcases all the visible colors of the Sun. The beautiful image was created by the McMath-Pierce Solar Observatory and shows that while the Sun often appears bright white, it emits light of nearly every color.

A satellite captured the moment a chunk of the Sun's northern pole broke off into a vortex, as scientists struggle to understand what is happening.

Juan Carlos Casado photographed the Tiangong Space Station (TSS) passing in front of the Sun capturing the outline of the spacecraft's modules and solar panels.

The United States National Science Foundation (NSF) is celebrating the successful inauguration of the world's most powerful solar telescope, the Inouye Solar Telescope, through a pair of extremely detailed photos of the Sun's chromosphere.

Photographer Marcella Pace has captured the many color shades of the sun and put them together in one image to conceptualize infinity.

The Solar Dynamic Observatory (SDO) took advantage of its unique vantage spot in space to capture stunning images of a partial solar eclipse.

The Solarcan Puck is a reusable time exposure pinhole camera that is designed to capture the path of the Sun as it moves across the sky over the course of a day.

On December 4, 2021, a total solar eclipse occurred over the skies of Antarctica. It was the only place on Earth where it was visible, and this photo from space shows the huge shadow the event cast over the southernmost continent.

Astrophotographer Jason Guenzel has captured one of his most detailed solar images in his years of photographing "the curiosities of the universe." It's a stunning photo that reveals the twisted "surface" of our Sun.