A stunning new image of the Sun, captured by the National Solar Observatory (NSO) using the powerful Inouye Solar Telescope in Hawaii, has revealed a never-before-seen feature: magnetic stripes on ...

The National Solar Observatory (NSO), which operates the telescope, said that the image was taken during technical testing and that the VTF is not yet even fully operational.

The Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope, the world's largest solar telescope, can see the sun in unprecedented detail. Here is the first image from its newly-activated camera.

Anat Hetz-Golan, left, manager of Solaris, and Dr. Marina Hetz, CEO of Space Valley, which built and operates the first and only national solar observatory, in the Druze village of Isfiya on Mount ...

Solar storms that fling magnetism across the solar system can knock out satellites, power grids, communication and navigation ...

The NSF’s National Solar Observatory, headquartered in Boulder, Colorado, announced the receipt of a prestigious Brinson Prize Fellowship from The Brinson Foundation. The award will support a ...

Not only is it the world's most powerful solar telescope, it's also the largest. Built with about 150 tons of steel, it sits atop the 10,000-foot-high (3,048-meter) summit of the volcanic mountain.

"AURA is addressing a security issue at the National Solar Observatory facility at Sacramento Peak, New Mexico and has decided to temporarily vacate the facility as a precautionary measure," Shari ...