Solar physicist R.T. James McAteer, who is based at New Mexico State University, said in an email Friday that it will be up to the astronomy research association to decide when Sunspot reopens.

A popular observatory has been closed for a week now, but no one is saying why. On Thursday last week, the National Solar Observatory in Sunspot near Alamogordo was evacuated, along with a nearby ...

A stunning new image of the Sun, captured by the National Solar Observatory (NSO) using the powerful Inouye Solar Telescope in Hawaii, has revealed a never-before-seen feature: magnetic stripes on ...

Mystery continues to surround the sudden shutdown last week of the national Sunspot Solar Observatory in New Mexico, which remained closed Thursday with little explanation offered.

An airplane flies past the sun as it goes into a partial solar eclipse in Singapore on March 9, 2016. The National Solar Observatory in Sunspot, New Mexico, has been closed since last Thursday due ...

The NSO's Sunspot Solar Observatory, on Sacramento Peak in the southern part of the state, was evacuated last Thursday (Sept. 6), as was a nearby post office, according to the Albuquerque Journal.

On November 18 scientists from the US National Science Foundation's National Solar Observatory predicted the arrival of a large sunspot just in time for Thanksgiving. Using a special technique ...

CREDIT: National Solar Observatory (NSO), AURA, NSF. The images were taken on June 3 and released to the public this week.

National Security A solar observatory in New Mexico is evacuated for a week and the FBI is investigating. No one will say why. September 14, 2018 More than 6 years ago Summary ...