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An artist's concept of the Wind spacecraft shows the spacecraft on the left outside Earth's magnetosphere, shown as a blue bubble extending around Earth.

30 Years On, NASA’s Wind Is a Windfall for Studying our Neighborhood in Space

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Picture it: 1994. The first World Wide Web conference took place in Geneva, the first Chunnel train traveled under the English Channel, and just three years after the end of the Cold War, the first Russian instrument on a U.S.…

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Two people wearing all white suits that cover their entire body and hair, and masks, stand by a cylindrical instrument.

NASA to Launch Innovative Solar Coronagraph to Space Station

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NASA’s Coronal Diagnostic Experiment (CODEX) is ready to launch to the International Space Station to reveal new details about the solar wind including its origin and its evolution. Launching in November 2024 aboard SpaceX’s 31st commercial resupply services mission, CODEX…

Article5 days ago

Educator Night at the Museum of the North: Activating Science in Fairbanks Classrooms

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The NASA Heliophysics Education Activation Team (NASA HEAT) set out to activate science in Fairbanks classrooms in early October at the University of Alaska’s Museum of the North annual Educators’ Night. This free Fall semester event introduces educators and school…

Article2 weeks ago
On the left, the Sun shown in gold. It's fairly uniform. On the right, the Sun in gold has several bright active regions.

NASA, NOAA: Sun Reaches Maximum Phase in 11-Year Solar Cycle

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In a teleconference with reporters on Tuesday, representatives from NASA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and the international Solar Cycle Prediction Panel announced that the Sun has reached its solar maximum period, which could continue for the next…

Article3 weeks ago

Eclipse Megamovie Coding Competition

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Making the most of a solar eclipse demands attention to detail. Do you have what it takes? NASA’s Eclipse Megamovie project launched a new coding competition, and they need your help to organize images from the April 8, 2024 total…

Article3 weeks ago
A long, white, overexposed comet tail stretches from the upper left to the lower right against a circular blue background scattered with stars. At the center is a blank blue disk with a white circle representing the Sun. A time stamp at the bottom reads 2024/10/10 18:06.

ESA/NASA’s SOHO Spies Bright Comet Making Debut in Evening Sky

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The Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) has captured images of the second-brightest comet to ever pass through its field of view, comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS.

Article3 weeks ago
A screenshot of the NASA Eyes on the Solar System showing the the Advanced Composite Solar Sail System above Earth.

Sail Along with NASA’s Solar Sail Tech Demo in Real-Time Simulation

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NASA invites the public to virtually sail along with the Advanced Composite Solar Sail System‘s space journey using NASA’s “Eyes on the Solar System” visualization tool, a digital model of the solar system. This simulation shows the real-time positions of the planets, moons,…

Article4 weeks ago

Artemis I Radiation Measurements Validate Orion Safety for Astronauts

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NASA’s Orion spacecraft is designed to keep astronauts safe in deep space, protecting them from the unforgiving environment far from Earth. During the uncrewed Artemis I mission, researchers from NASA, along with several collaborators, flew payloads onboard Orion to measure…

Article4 weeks ago
Two male cadets wearing solar viewing glasses stare with excitement into the distance.

GLOBE Eclipse and Civil Air Patrol: An Astronomical Collaboration

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The Civil Air Patrol (CAP) is a volunteer organization that serves as the official civilian auxiliary of the United States Air Force. The organization has an award-winning aerospace education program that promotes Science, Technology Engineering, & Mathematics (STEM)-related careers and…

Article4 weeks ago
The Earth is centered against a starry universe. Several rainbow-colored bands surround the Earth in oblong and spherical shapes.

Innovative Instrument Reveals Hidden Features Deep Inside the Van Allen Radiation Belts

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A new instrument is using advanced detection techniques and leveraging an orbit with specific characteristics to increase our understanding of the Van Allen belts—regions surrounding Earth that contain energetic particles that can endanger both robotic and human space missions. Recently,…

Article2 months ago