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NASA prepares for intense sun storms on Mars during 'solar maximum'
As the sun reaches solar maximum, Mars spacecraft are preparing to study the effects of increased radiation bombardment and ...
New Close-up Video Shows the Sun’s Surface as the Hellscape We Always Imagined
Europe’s Solar Orbiter has captured surreal video of the Sun’s atmosphere, revealing a slew of fascinating—and jaw ...
NASA video shows the sun just blasted out 4 eruptions at the same time. The rare event may have sent plasma hurtling toward Earth.
The sun is near the peak of its power, which may explain four solar flares erupting at once. They're no danger to Earth.
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2 colossal solar flares explode from the sun and Earth is in the firing line (video)
Newly emerged sunspot fires off X-class and an M-class solar flares in relatively quick succession. Watch the striking video ...
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NASA Prepares to Unfurl Large Solar Sail From Spacecraft in Orbit
It's not the first experiment of its kind. Japan launched a spacecraft called IKAROS in 2010, which was widely billed as the ...
NASA watched four solar flares erupt from the sun at the same time, and one might have headed toward Earth
NASA's SDO spotted a rare quadruple solar flare eruption this week, with four flares erupting from the sun at the same time.
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Sun unleashes near X-class solar flare: M9.5 eruption sparks radio blackouts across the Pacific (video)
Radiation from the April 30 solar flare affected those on the sunlit portion of Earth at the time of the eruption, the ...
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NASA Watching as Sun Blasts Mars to See Effect on Astronauts
Toasty Times The Sun is ramping up, which could be a boon for our hopes of exploring Mars on foot — depending on what ...
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NASA’s Orion Capsule Heat Shield Wore Away in More Than 100 Places During 2022 Test Flight, Posing ‘Significant Risks’
A new report highlights safety issues that NASA must address before using the spacecraft to send astronauts to the moon, and ...
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Solar maximum: NASA gears up to study radiation, particle bombarding on Mars
NASA will task two of its spacecraft with analyzing the effects of this increased solar activity on the Red Planet.
NASA's Solar Sail Makes First Contact From Space Before Stretching Its Enormous Wings
NASA’s Advanced Composite Solar Sail System (ACS3) contacted ground operators on Tuesday at 2:30 a.m. ET as it passed over ...
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NASA's solar sail phones home before attempting revolutionary sunlight propulsion
NASA's tiny CubeSat, which contains next-generation solar sail technology, has successfully phoned home before it unfurls and attempts sunlight propulsion.