The structure is believed to be around 60,000-miles-tall. This is the latest in a string of stunning solar events as our sun nears a peak of activity. A stunning solar "waterfall" has been spotted on ...

On Feb. 2, a massive tentacle of plasma snapped apart in the sun's atmosphere before tumbling down, circling the star's north pole at thousands of miles a minute, and then disappearing — leaving ...

A laboratory in Troitsk, Russia, may have just nudged humanity closer to interplanetary commuting. Scientists at Rosatom, the country's state nuclear corporation, have revealed a working prototype of ...

Russian scientists at Rosatom's Troitsk Institute are developing a plasma propulsion system that could change space travel.

A powerful new plasma engine has just been unveiled by Chinese engineers – and it is expected to propel China ahead of the United States in the race to develop plasma technology for Mars and other ...

Scientists have just spotted a strange circular filament wobbling around the sun's pole that has them really excited. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

A long, looping filament of plasma snapped over the sun's north pole, creating a 'polar vortex' that scientists can't explain. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...