Of all the things to worry about, the explosion of our sun is perhaps one of the least pressing. The Earth has seen five ...

Something incredibly strange is unfolding in our cosmic neighborhood, a powerful and unexplained gravitational force is pulling Jupiter, the largest planet in our Solar System, directly toward the Sun ...

Something incredibly strange is happening in our cosmic neighborhood: a mysterious gravitational disturbance is hurtling Jupiter toward the Sun. If it sounds like science fiction, that’s ...

The Sun generates its energy through a process called nuclear fusion. In its core, hydrogen atoms fuse together under the forces of extreme pressure and heat to form helium atoms. So, if someone were ...

Sunlight contains all colors of the rainbow, but what if we cranked up the blue light in our Sun, making it look like a blue star to us on Earth? How hot would a blue Sun be? Could Earth life even ...

Ever wondered what would happen if the Sun suddenly went out? Watch as a nuclear engineer reacts to XKCD’s scenario and breaks down the science behind this extreme “what if.” From immediate effects on ...

Imagining every drop of Earth’s water hurled into the Sun sounds like a last-ditch cosmic fire extinguisher, but the physics ...

Our Sun will not explode like other stars. Instead, it will slowly expand into a red giant, consuming inner planets. This ...