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Sasquatch Sunset Spotlights the Bizarre, Cult-Like World of Lazarus Taxa

These 10 animals are nearly as elusive as the Sasquatch.

ByElana Spivack
Space

Look! A Black Hole 33 Times More Massive Than Our Sun Was Hiding In Plain Sight

Astronomers just discovered the largest black hole in our galaxy. It was forged by a dead star.

ByDoris Elín Urrutia
Space

Is the Moon More Important Than the Sun? A New Book Exposes Our Satellite’s Forgotten Power

In “Our Moon,” Rebecca Boyle reintroduces us to the Moon’s power.

ByDoris Elín Urrutia
Space

Look up! This Iconic Comet Is Hiding Near the Sun Right Now

Catch this comet before it disappears until 2095.

ByDoris Elín Urrutia
Young Innovators

Meet the science fair kids making sunscreen environmentally friendly

Just lather it on.

BySofia Quaglia
Science

15 years ago, a spacecraft swung by Mercury to beat the Sun's gravity

The MESSENGER mission needed a few gravitational assists to enter orbit around the smallest planet.

ByAllie Hutchison
Glow up

Look: ESA captures remarkable images of a “hedgehog” structure on the Sun

A hedgehog on the Sun? It’s more likely than you think.

ByJennifer Walter
Sunspot

Scientists capture most detailed image of sunspot ever

ByJoAnna Wendel
Tug of War

Watch: Distant black hole discovery could help us find many more

Come out, come out, wherever you are!

ByJennifer Walter
Close encounter

Solar Orbiter captures its closest pass by the Sun in spectacular video

See the Sun at rest.

ByRobin Bea
Sunken treasure

Endurance: 5 jaw-dropping views of sunken Shackelton ship

The ship was last seen in 1915, sparking a century-long mystery.

ByJennifer Walter
SGF 2022

8 marvelous moments from the new Midnight Suns trailer

New heroes and villains join the mix

ByHayes Madsen
Game Guides

Super Mario 3D All-Stars has finally reverted Sunshine to its former glory

Let's-a go!

ByDanny Paez
Entertainment

Netflix, Amazon Are Scooping Up Indie Movies at Sundance Film Festival

Deep pockets do the talking. 

ByAdam Toobin
Shooting Star

Where is Starman? Tesla Roadster embarks on third — loneliest — orbit around the Sun

Elon Musk's electric car was sent on a tour of the inner Solar System in February 2018.

ByMike Brown
Mind and Body

Here's why sunburns are more common than ever — and how to properly protect your skin

Our ancestors’ skin was better adapted to whatever conditions it found itself in.

ByNina G. Jablonski and The Conversation
solar creeper

Watch this stunning time lapse of 25 years of the Sun

Bask in the glory.

ByPassant Rabie
solar feature

Watch 10 years of the Sun in 61 minutes

Things start heating up by minute 6:20.

ByPassant Rabie
Science

Astronomers catch a preview of the Sun's grisly demise

Scientists have long known the fate of our solar system — and likely the fate of Earth itself.

ByAndy Tomaswick
Gaming

Everything you need to prepare for Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak

You'll have to jump through a few hoops to get there.

BySteven T. Wright
twinzies

Did the Sun have a twin? New study rewrites the star's early history

The theory has major implications for the mysterious Planet 9.

ByPassant Rabie
Space

The Sun's Absurdly Hot "Crown" Holds One of the Biggest Mysteries in Astronomy

The corona is a "natural laboratory" that cannot be replicated on Earth.

ByDoris Elín Urrutia
incoming

Astronomers discover new dwarf planet or strange comet on eccentric orbit around the Sun

The celestial body could come close enough to the Sun for us to launch a mission.

ByPassant Rabie
Innovation

At Sundance, virtual reality defied categorization

First thing you need to know: These aren't movies.

ByAlice Lloyd George
Science

Aztecs used the Sun to help build their ancient empire, new study reveals

The Aztecs were especially adept at tracking the motion of the Sun and the way it rises and sets at different points on the horizon.

ByUniverse Today and Matt Williams
off the richter

NASA: Scientists may have unraveled the mystery behind sunquakes

Scientists are one step closer to figuring out the source of Sunquakes, and the answer may be lurking beneath the surface.

ByPassant Rabie
Here comes the Sun

Solar storms: Predicting the threat of a chaotic sun just got better

Coronal mass ejections have the potential to wreck serious havoc on Earth. Solar Stormwatch is on the case

ByDavid Grossman
space

Gasp! New Telescope Image Previews the Slow Death of the Sun

R Sculptoris will eventually paint the sky with a planetary nebula, scattering elements that will form new star systems.

ByKiona Smith
space

This Giant Star Creates Plasma Waves 3 Times Larger Than the Sun

Catch a wave — a 2 million-mile-high wave of plasma on a giant star.

ByKiona Smith
Science

A trio of satellites could take a groundbreaking 360-degree photo of the sun

We still don’t have a clear picture of the Sun’s physics — but the Solar Ring could change that.

ByPAUL M. SUTTER and Universe Today