Human beings have a conflicted relationship with the sun. People love sunshine, but then get hot. Sweat gets in your eyes.

For decades, scientists have struggled to see the outermost layer of the Sun, called the corona, with enough detail to unlock ...

How big it is: 865,000 miles (1.392 million kilometers) across How far away it is: 93 million miles (150 million km) What ...

NASA captures hidden light shows on the sun that could explain why our star's outermost layer reaches more than a million degrees - at least 100 times hotter than its surface ...

A team of scientists captured the sharpest-ever view of the sun's outer layer using a telescope in California. NBC News' Gadi ...

The Earth's layers (main) and the sun (inset). The sun's influence may reach deeper into the Earth than we thought. ISTOCK / GETTY IMAGES PLUS ...

Solar Orbiter captures first-ever images of the Sun’s poles, offering insights into solar magnetism, atmospheric motion, and the solar wind.

The goal is to study the sun’s outer layers, to better understand its physics and dynamics and to improve understanding of space weather. By Hari Kumar and Mujib Mashal Reporting from New Delhi ...