Sun

Study suggests our Sun escaped the crowded galactic center for the Milky Way’s suburbs

The ratio of a star’s age to its metal content ties it to a characteristic birthplace within the disk.

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The sun is seen as smoke rises from a wildfire burning during a heatwave, in Gohrischheide near Zeithain, Germany, July 3, 2025.
A woman sits on a swing and watches the sun set.

California startup pitches 50,000 space reflectors to extend daylight

Backers say orbital reflectors could deliver round-the-clock clean power to the grid; critics call the plan 'for the dumbest reason ever'.

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The moon in eclipse rises over Jerusalem on September 7, 2025.

Red Moon rising: Lunar eclipse graced Israel skies

A total lunar eclipse was visible across Israel on Sunday night, turning the Moon red from 6:28 p.m. to 11:55 p.m. under clear skies.

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The spacecraft is on its way to crash into the asteroid’s moon

How the world won’t be destroyed: NASA found a solution to a worrying problem

NASA proved for the first time that a small spacecraft can deflect an asteroid. The DART mission collided with Dimorphos, showing humanity can protect itself from cosmic disasters.

|ByDR. ITAY GAL

NASA might be able to use AI to predict dangerous solar storms

A solar storm occurs when material from solar wind reaches Earth's magnetic field - these are also called geomagnetic storms.

MAY 15, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A coronal mass ejection from the Sun imaged on August 31, 2012

Israel rated best summer vacation destination worldwide

Israel topped the list with an overall highest score of 74 out of 100.

MAY 5, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
HUNDREDS OF tourists walk towards Jaffa Gate in Jerusalem

Rare hybrid annular-total solar eclipse coming Thursday

The 2023 eclipse season is set to being on April 20th, starting with the rare hybrid solar eclipse.

APRIL 16, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Annular solar eclipse.

Israel Cancer Association issues sun warning ahead of summer

Ultraviolet radiation from the sun can cause cancer if people do not take the necessary safety measures to protect themselves.

APRIL 4, 2023ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
Two children sit on the beach.

X-class solar flare bursts from the Sun - but Earth isn't at risk

This may sound very serious - but what is a X-class flare and what does it mean for us?

APRIL 1, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Solar flares (illustrative).

Massive tentacle of plasma breaks off sun - report

The report stated that the entire detachment took approximately eight hours, and that video footage of the event later went viral on Twitter.

FEBRUARY 12, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Filament erupting during a solar flare, seen at EUV wavelengths that show both emission and absorption (Illustrative).

When is the next solar flare? Scientists may now know how to predict it - study

Researchers using NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory may have found small flashes in the Sun's corona that could signal an impending solar flare.

JANUARY 17, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
On August 31, 2012 a long filament of solar material that had been hovering in the sun's atmosphere, the corona, erupted out into space (Illustrative for solar flares).

Aztecs at Basin of Mexico kept accurate calendar using sunrise and mountains

Archaeologists have found a long straight stone on Mount Tlaloc in the Basic of Mexico which aligns with the sun as it rises on February 23 or 24.

JANUARY 10, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
An archeologist cleans a ritual Aztec offering holding a large deposit of precious green stone fragments, the first of its kind ever found and likely from a lapidary workshop, discovered recently in circular pit just off the steps of the Templo Mayor, the Aztec empire’s most sacred temple

'Hot Jupiter' alien planet spiraling to its doom around aging star - study

The discovery will serve as a "celestial laboratory for years to come" and will help astronomers better understand tidal dynamics.

DECEMBER 19, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
An artist's concept of the Kepler-1658 system. Kepler-1658b, orbiting with a period of just 3.8 days, was the first exoplanet candidate discovered by Kepler.

‘Smiling Sun’ photo captured by NASA observatory

The tweet, which was widely circulated and has nearly 20,000 likes, led to an outpour of memes and jokes regarding the incredible photo.

NOVEMBER 1, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
The NASA Solar Dynamics Observatory captires an image of the sun seemingly "smiling."