Experts later revealed that these were solar prominences — plasma plumes that tower above the sun but do not explode outward. On the same day as the eclipse, astronomers also discovered a tiny ...

More information: Xiaoli Yan et al, Simultaneous Existence of Oscillations, Counterstreaming Flows, and Mass Injections in Solar Quiescent Prominences, The Astrophysical Journal (2025). DOI: 10. ...

As Americans wait for the next chance to see a total solar eclipse from the U.S., here's a look back at the 2024 event.

high-velocity prominence ... A sophisticated new observation of a cool zone on the surface of the sun could help scientists develop a new kind of solar thermometer. A team of astrophysicists led ...