NASA's Parker Solar Probe completed its 19th close approach to the Sun on March 30,.
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Completes 19th Close Approach to the Sun

NASA's Parker Solar Probe completed its 19th close approach to the Sun on March 30,.
Engineers have confirmed that a small portion of corrupted memory in one of the computers aboard NASA's Voyager 1 has been causing the spacecraft to send unreadable science and engineering data to Earth since last November.
NASA confirmed the IXPE spacecraft resumed normal science operations April 3, following a successful spacecraft avionics reset on March 26. NASA's IXPE (Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer) had stopped transmitting valid telemetry data on March 23. The only previous interruption of IXPE science observations was due to a similar issue in June of 2023. Using procedures …
Scientists outside of NASA's OSIRIS-REx team are getting their first close look at the asteroid Bennu samples available for independent research just six months after their delivery to Earth. The curation team at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston has released the OSIRIS-REx sample catalog detailing the small rocks and dust that scientists around the …
The ultraviolet (UV) spectrometer was successfully integrated into the satellite bus of the Carruthers Geocorona Observatory.
The Sun emitted a strong solar flare, peaking at 4:56 p.m. ET on March 28, 2024. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory, which watches the Sun constantly, captured an image of the event. Solar flares are powerful bursts of energy. Flares and solar eruptions can impact radio communications, electric power grids, navigation signals, and pose risks to …
NASA and SpaceX now are targeting Tuesday, June 25, for the launch of GOES-U, the fourth and final satellite in National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES) – R Series. The new launch date allowed time for teams to fully repair and test the Falcon Heavy core booster after a liquid …
The Sun emitted a strong solar flare, peaking at 9:33 p.m. EDT on Friday, March 22. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory, which watches the Sun constantly, captured an image of the event. Solar flares are powerful bursts of energy. Flares and solar eruptions can impact radio communications, electric power grids, navigation signals, and pose risks to …
The NISAR (NASA ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar) satellite – a joint NASA-Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Earth-observing mission – is nearly complete, and a launch readiness date will be determined at the end of April. The spacecraft will launch from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre on India's southeastern coast. Work to be finished before launch …
In the midst of the Heliophysics Big Year, one NASA mission, the Carruthers Geocorona Observatory, is launching a new outreach campaign. This campaign aims to inspire teens to learn more about STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) careers, Earth and space science, and about the Sun-Earth connection in particular.