ARTEMIS (THEMIS) Stories
What NASA Is Learning from the Biggest Geomagnetic Storm in 20 Years
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One year on, NASA scientists are still making huge discoveries about the largest geomagnetic storm to hit Earth in two decades, the Gannon storm. The findings are helping us better understand and prepare for the ways in which the Sun’s…
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Lunar Gateway Instruments to Improve Weather Forecasting for Artemis Astronauts
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One of the first things people want to know before taking a trip is what the weather will be like wherever they are headed. For Artemis astronauts traveling on missions to the Moon, two space weather instrument suites, NASA’s HERMES…
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NASA Spacecraft Helps Identify Solar Radiation Patterns That Expose the Moon
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Which way the wind blows in space has new importance for astronaut safety at the Moon. Using data from several NASA missions, scientists discovered that wind created by high-speed particles from the Sun can cause the tail of Earth’s protective…
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