Imagine hot, boiling plasma rising into the sky, going as tall as the size of 14 Earths put together and then falling back, with each blog the size of our Earth! This is what recently happened on the sun, sending astronomers, even amateurs, and astrophotographers scurrying to witness the awe-striking occurrence.

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Sun has formed planets in the solar system. Every ounce of material on Earth, including ourselves, are formed from the material that was once spinning aimlessly around it when the Sun was forming.

Water on Earth may be older than the Sun itself: Study

Astronomers and scientists have learned a lot about the cosmos. All thanks to many technological advancements. In the latest shocking video, NASA has captured an unprecedented event that has baffled scientists where a portion of the sun's northern pole "breaks off.

WATCH | Giant portion of Sun 'breaks off', NASA captures moments in INCREDIBLE pics

For the first time in history of India, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is set to launch a scientific mission to study the sun in June or July. The ISRO recently received the Visible Line Emission Coronagraph (VELC), which is the primary payload on board Aditya-L1, from the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA).

ISRO to launch Aditya-L1, India’s first mission to study the sun, by June-July: Chairman

Our Sun may appear bountiful as it supports all life on Earth. But even it has a limited life-span. About five billion years from now, the fuel within the Sun will be spent and the Sun will start expanding.

A planet spiralling into dying star may tell us about how Earth will be destroyed

The nearest black hole to Earth has been found by astronomers, and it is just 1,600 light-years away. Scientists revealed on Friday that this black hole is 10 times as large as the Sun and compared to the previous record-holder, it is three times closer.

Astronomers discover black hole, 10 times larger than the Sun, closest to Earth

Indian Space agency ISRO has designated senior Solar Scientist Dr Sankarasubramanian K as the Principal Scientist of the 'Aditya-L1' Mission. He heads the Space Astronomy Group (SAG) of ISRO's UR Rao Satellite Centre, Bengaluru, and had contributed to ISRO mission such as Chandrayaan 1 &2, AstroSat, in several capacities.

ISRO designates Sankarasubramanian as Principal Scientist for Aditya-L1 mission      

China launched a solar exploration satellite into space from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Northwest China on Sunday. The Advanced Space-based Solar Observatory (ASO-S) was launched aboard a Long March-2D rocket and entered its preset orbit successfully.

China launches space-based observatory to unravel the Sun's secrets

Are you under the impression that the colour of the Sun is yellow? Well, you'll be amazed to know that yellow is not its true colour. The colour of the sun is actually white. Know all about this scientific fact here.

Ex NASA Astronaut Confirms that "The Sun Is Actually White"; Know all about this scientific fact

A stunning image showing exquisite details of the Sun's surface has been released by the National Science Foundation (NSF), which is taken by the Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope (DKIST) in Hawaii.

World's most powerful solar telescope captures stunning image of Sun's surface, shows its exquisite details

The Sun, which scientists predict to be about 4.57 billion years old, is currently going through a midlife crisis. Molly Gambhir explains what this means.

WION Fineprint | Stellar Mid-life Crisis: When will the Sun die?

A dormant black hole nine times the mass of the Sun has been found outside the Milky Way for the first time. Molly Gambhir tells you all about this new discovery.

WION Fineprint | Scientists discover the first 'invisible' Black Hole

According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), a large solar flare erupted from the Sun on June 14 and is on its way to Earth.

This solar storm may cause radio blackout

In yet another example of flexing of magnetic muscles, Sun released a long-duration solar flare on Monday (June 13) morning. In it, high-energy radiation was blasted into space for around three hours.

Catch amazing glimpse! Sun releases long-duration solar flare called M3.4. Read details here

The Sun has been witnessing heightened activity. It has been constantly emitting several powerful solar flares. But, what are solar flares? Are they harmful for us? Let us find answers to these questions

What are solar flares?

In Pics | Unravel the mystery: What are solar flares?

On April 12, a gigantic plasma wave smashed into Mercury was launched by the Sun, the wave might have triggered a geomagnetic storm, Live Science reported. The process might also have scouring material from the planet's surface, the report added.

Sun blasted Mercury with a plasma wave. What does it mean for Mercury's atmosphere?

At least 17 solar eruptions from a single sunspot are likely to reach the Earth on Thursday (March 31). This will cause geomagnetic storms. These eruptions have originated from an overactive sunspot, called AR2975.

Geomagnetic storm: Sun has erupted with 17 flares, may hit Earth today

The European Space Agency's (ESA) and NASA's Solar Orbiter have captured images of the Sun in unprecedented detail. Spacecraft took the images on March 7, as it passed directly between the Earth and Sun at a distance of 75 million kilometres, on the halfway point between the Earth and its parent star, according to an ESA statement.

NASA-ESA solar orbiter clicks the most detailed pictures of the Sun. Take a look!

Physicists believe that the discovery of mysterious vortex waves suggests that there is new solar physics to be uncovered. They have said that these new set of waves in the Sun, unexpectedly, appear to travel much faster than predicted by theory.

New solar physics? Mysterious vortex waves discovered on the Sun travelling faster than expected

A new model of artificial intelligence has shown hidden turbulence in the atmosphere of the Sun. The research, published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, shows multi-scale deep learning for estimating horizontal velocity fields on the solar surface.

New artificial intelligence model shows hidden turbulence in Sun's atmosphere

Scientists in Europe have reportedly made a major breakthrough towards achieving practical nuclear fusion, the process that powers the Sun and enables all life on Earth.

Scientists report major breakthrough creating nuclear fusion energy

An image of the Sun emitting a mid-level solar flare has been taken by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory on Thursday. It had peaked at 1.01 am EST (11.31am IST).

NASA catches glimpse of Sun emitting mid-level solar flare. Will it harm us?

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