SciShow
The Solar Storm That Almost Started World War III
May 23rd, 1967 could have been the beginning of the end - all thanks to the sun.
SciShow
We Are Sending a Probe into the Sun
Why are we sending a rocket into the sun? SciShow Space explains the why, what and how of Solar Probe Plus, a mission that'll give us our closest look yet at our nearest star.
SciShow
We Found a Planetary Graveyard | SciShow News
Researchers think they may have found a new way to study planets after they've been "buried" in a star! Astronomers are also officially acknowledging the discovery of a distant body with a thousand-year orbit and an adorable nickname.
SciShow
Diving Into the Sun!
We've talked about a lot of extreme environments in the solar system, but the sun just might be the MOST extreme! Join SciShow as we dive a little deeper into our friendly neighborhood star.
NASA
A New Kind of Explosion on the Sun
Scientists have just seen a new type of magnetic explosion, known as forced or controlled magnetic reconnection. Music credit: Light Hearted Angst by Dewey Dellay Video credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Genna Duberstein (USRA):...
NASA
NASA | IRIS: The Science of NASA's Newest Solar Explorer
At the end of June 2013, NASA will launch its newest mission to watch the sun: the Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph, or IRIS. IRIS will show the lowest levels of the sun's atmosphere, the interface region, in more detail than has...
NASA
NASA | Mission Trailer: IRIS Readies For a New Challenge
NASA is getting ready to launch a new mission, a mission to observe a largely unexplored region of the solar atmosphere that powers its dynamic million-degree outer atmosphere and drives the solar wind. In late June 2013, the Interface...
Next Animation Studio
Astronomers have mapped out the structure of supergiant star Antares: study
An international team of astronomers has detailed the structure of Antares, according to a study in Astronomy and Astrophysics.
Science360
Observing The Great American Eclipse
In a first of its kind, citizen scientists and researchers created a ninety minute time-lapse video of the sun's inner corona. The Citizen CATE (Continental-America Telescopic Eclipse) Experiment captured images of the inner solar corona...
TMW Media
The Powerhouse Sun: Surface activity of the sun
What is known about sunspots? How does the sun and the magnetic field affect each other? The Powerhouse Sun, Part 2
Mazz Media
Our Sun
Through telescopic video and photos combined with animated graphics, students will learn about the layers of the sun and its effects on earth, the moon and all the objects in our solar system and the universe.
Professor Dave Explains
The Formation of the Solar System and the Structure of the Sun
So we learned about the formation of the Milky Way, which is the galaxy that we live in. But where in that galaxy do we live? We live on a planet that orbits a star that we simply refer to as "The Sun", so where is that, and when did our...
Wonderscape
Science Kids: All About the Sun
This video provides an overview of the Sun, explaining its role as a star and the largest object in our solar system. It discusses how the Sun formed, its layers, and its atmosphere. The video also includes review questions to reinforce...