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‘Icarus Falling’: How an Astrophotographer Made a Skydiver Look Like He’s Falling Into the Sun

This isn’t a literal fall — it’s an incredible photographic feat. The shot required meticulous planning from Arizona-ba…

Science & Technology
It Rains on the Sun—But It’s Superhot Plasma, Not Water

Believe it or not, it rains on the Sun — though not like on Earth. This rain, made of superheated plasma, is called coronal rain because it forms in the…
Science & Technology
The Sun Is Getting More Active — and NASA Can’t Explain Why

In 2019, at the end of the previous solar cycle, Cycle 24, researchers predicted that the next cycle would be just as mild as the last. However, that prediction turned…