Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. What type of star it is: A yellow dwarf star The sun is the star at the center of our solar system. It's the largest, brightest ...

Strange whirlpools of plasma seen in the sharpest images ever captured of our star help explain the deep origins of ...

Gazing up at the clear blue sky, our eyes are often drawn to the Sun, that magnificent burning orb that illuminates our days, warms our planet, and supports the growth of our food. But how much do we ...

The ALMA telescope in Chile observed bubbles on the surface of a star other than the sun. Credit: ALMA / ESO / NAOJ / NRAO / W. Vlemmings et al. Like an enormous lava lamp, the sun roils with hot ...

For the first time, a much younger version of the sun has been caught red-handed blowing bubbles in the galaxy by astronomers using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory. The bubble—called an "astrosphere" ...