The image below is of the solar chromosphere and was taken in 1999 during a total solar eclipse. The red and pink hues seen around the edges are created by light emitted by hydrogen. The bright colors ...

The sun's lower atmosphere, the chromosphere, is usually drowned out by light from below it. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The ...

The unique styles of Oscar-winner John Kahrs (Paperman) and Kevin Dart (from boutique design and animation studio Chromosphere) are on show in a new animated short called June made for ride-sharing ...

States like Florida, Texas and California are no strangers to routine rocket launches − but New Mexico? Spacecraft also sometimes get off the ground from the state. Space news coverage may be ...

SNIFS mission team. Image Credit: NASA. On July 18, NASA successfully launched a sounding rocket mission from the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico, carrying a remarkable new technology. Its ...

Scientists have unravelled the science behind the jets of plasma - the fourth state of matter consisting of electrically charged particles that occur just about everywhere in the sun’s chromosphere, ...

NASA has chosen a proposed solar mission for further investigation as part of its Small Explorer program, continuing early design work rather than authorising a flight. The project, known as the ...

July will see the launch of the groundbreaking Solar EruptioN Integral Field Spectrograph mission, or SNIFS. Delivered to space via a Black Brant IX sounding rocket, SNIFS will explore the energy and ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. It’s certainly been an exciting few months for telescopes. The ...

Imagine for a minute that you have been transported to the middle layers of the sun’s atmosphere. The sun’s surface, the “visible disc” scientists call the photosphere, boils below you, red-hot plasma ...