Sunspot number: 0 What is the sunspot number? The Radio Sun Cosmic Rays Solar minimum is underway. The sun's magnetic field is weak, allowing extra cosmic rays into the solar system. The eruption cut a " canyon of fire " in the sun's atmosphere and hurled a faint coronal mass ejection CME into space. Stay tuned for updates.

This image was captured on July 9 as the comet flew over Cape Cod, Massachusetts. The comet is starting to become brighter and the tail is getting longer, according to the photographer. Receive news, sky-event information, observing tips, and more from Astronomy's weekly email newsletter. View our Privacy Policy.

The photographer Catherine Opie has always been interested in the subversively domestic. Queer domesticity was a radical thing to envision at the time, but three decades later, the pandemic has confined Opie to the Los Angeles home she now shares with her wife, Julie Burleigh , and their year-old son, Oliver. Their daughter, Sara, whom Julie had when she was young, and their 6-year-old grandson, Joaquin, visit often, though for the first few months of quarantine, even that was off-limits.

There are some big tracks hosting cards on Friday, with a total of 11 in North America racing. We have you covered for that race , along with two more selections at Keeneland Race Course. Del Mar will likely be on our crosshairs before long, but going to take a pass for now. Instead we are back at Belmont Park in New York where ten races are on the agenda.