Who says physicists aren't funny? Stephen Hawking cracks some hilarious atomic jokes.

Who says physicists aren't funny? Stephen Hawking cracks some hilarious space jokes.

The sun’s atmosphere, known as the corona, is millions of degrees hotter than its surface, and scientists may have figured out why. A NASA spacecraft found evidence of “heat bombs” collectively heating up the atmosphere.

The Dark Side of the Sun premieres February 12th on Science Channel.

In 2018 the Solar Probe Plus launches. It will orbit 4 million miles above the sun.

The sun is an amazing celestial object. Here are some amazing facts about the sun you may not know about!

Sometime’s the Sun’s magnetic field becomes unstable and creates sun spots.

Happy Pi Day!

Solar wind is a constant emission from the Sun that sweeps out into the Solar System. It’s made of particles and plasma.

The Sun’s Coronal Mass Ejections not only reach Earth, but should also cat us a lot of money.

Like Earth, space experiences dynamic, powerful weather.

A look at the upcoming missions that will take space exploration to new heights!

Medical progress came in many forms this year, from nanotechnology and bio printing organs leading the charge to the first successful human trials for CRISPR.

From reusable rockets to robotics, engineers began shaping a future in 2016 that most of us cannot yet dream of.

2016 saw technology changing the way we interact with our world with new innovations like autonomous vehicles and virtual reality.

A look back at two of the biggest news headlines from 2016: Gravitational waves and Proxima b.

Research suggests that gender balance is positively correlated with a company's success. Despite the benefits of diversity, women in leader roles are solely lacking, revealing that companies have a long way to go toward gender equality in the future.

Researchers used stem cell tissue to repair the cornea in rabbits and regrow clear lenses in babies born with cataracts - the biggest cause of blindness. If successful, these studies could revolutionize vision care for the future. 

Jupiter appears to have suffered an impact that was observed by two amateur astronomers in Ireland and Austria.

After an extremely warm winter, NASA scientists have reported that sea ice in the Arctic is at a record low.

NASA successfully tested the RS-25 rocket engine for their new Space Launch System, marking a key milestone for future manned missions to Mars.

Engineers have invented a device that could allow people with prosthetics to move them through thought alone.

NASA's Aura satellite has been tracking global pollution trends for the past decade- and its initial findings tell us a lot about the state of our atmosphere.

After 340 days in orbit around the Earth, NASA's own Scott Kelly has returned home safely but his mission isn't quite over.

Personalized medicine could allow physicians to provide tailored treatment for patients based on their unique genetic, environmental, and lifestyle traits. But all that information creates a daunting data storage challenge.

Astronomers today can measure the size of our Universe, thanks in part to Henrietta Swan Leavitt -- one of astronomy's lesser-known heroines.

Europe's largest floating solar farm, made up of more than 23,000 solar panels, was just turned on. The farm will generate 5.8 million kilowatt hours of power during its first year, enough energy to power 1,800 homes.

A team of scientists in Massachusetts has regenerated functional human heart tissue using adult skin cells. This is the closest anyone has come to growing a human heart.

According to data released by NASA, the craters on Mars' desert-like surface used to be filled with water. The Mars Curiosity Rover determined that sediments found in the Gale Crater must have formed through the presence of water.

Japanese scientists have designed a fork that creates a salty taste without there actually being salt present.

Scientists recently discovered preserved blood vessels inside the bones of a 240 million-year-old reptile in Poland, where a warm sea used to exist. The fossils contain amino acids from collagen as well as other proteins.

Europe has come together to construct and move an enormous steel-clad casement that will cover the site, blocking radiation emission completely, and allowing the remains of the reactor to finally be dismantled safely.