The Sunspot Solar Observatory in Otero County, along with its visitor center, popular hiking trails and picnic area, remains closed more than 20 days after uncontained mercury was discovered on the ...

The National Solar Observatory, which conducts observations and experiments in solar physics from Kitt Peak near Tucson and Sacramento Peak in New Mexico, is currently committed to consolidating staff ...

The National Solar Observatory on Mt. Haleakala recorded this high-resolution image of a solar flare on the sun. According to the observatory, the image is about four Earth-diameters on each side.

The NSF inouye solar telescope observes its first x-class solar flare and reveals the smallest coronal loops ever imaged MAUI, HI - AUGUST 25, 2025 — The highest-resolution images of a solar flare ...