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Parker Solar Probe Instruments
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Parker Solar Probe works under extreme conditions as it gathers data in the Sun’s corona, grazing closer to our star…

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Bright Comet’s Tail Dazzles in Images from ESA/NASA SOHO Spacecraft
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From Jan. 11 to 15, 2025, a bright comet surged through images from the ESA (European Space Agency) and NASA SOHO (Solar…

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NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Makes History With Closest Pass to Sun
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Operations teams have confirmed NASA’s mission to “touch” the Sun survived its record-breaking closest approach to the solar surface on…

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5 Surprising NASA Heliophysics Discoveries Not Related to the Sun
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With NASA’s fleet of heliophysics spacecraft, scientists monitor our Sun and investigate its influences throughout the solar system. However, the…

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What Is the Solar Wind?
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As the solar wind gushes out, it drags the Sun’s magnetic field with it. The stretched out solar magnetic field…

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Strong Solar Flare Erupts From Sun
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The Sun emitted a strong solar flare, peaking at 8:40 a.m. ET on Nov. 6, 2024. NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory,…

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Sun Releases Strong Solar Flare
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The Sun emitted a strong solar flare, peaking at 5:20 p.m. ET on Oct. 31, 2024. NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory,…

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NASA to Launch Innovative Solar Coronagraph to Space Station
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Editor’s Note: The CODEX instrument launched aboard NASA’s SpaceX 31st commercial resupply mission to the International Space Station at 9:29…

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Strong Solar Flare Erupts from Sun
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The Sun emitted a strong solar flare, peaking at 3:19 a.m. ET on Oct. 26, 2024. NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory, which…

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