這本雜志成立于1967年，是50年來出版太陽基礎研究的主要期刊。太陽物理學的各個方面都有報道。覆蓋范圍從太陽的內部結構及其演變到行星際空間的外日冕和太陽風。太陽物理學也出版了有關太陽-地球物理學和恒星研究的論文，它們直接有助于我們對太陽的理解。

Founded in 1967, this has been the principal journal for the publication of fundamental research on the Sun for five decades. All aspects of solar physics are reported on. Coverage ranges from the internal structure of the Sun and its evolution to the outer corona and solar wind in interplanetary space. Solar Physics publishes papers on solar-terrestrial physics and on stellar research as well, where they contribute directly to our understanding of the Sun.