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The Sun's gravity holds the solar system together, keeping everything – from the biggest planets to the smallest particles of debris – in its orbit. The connection and interactions between the Sun and Earth drive the seasons, ocean currents, weather, climate, radiation belts and auroras.
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NASA’s Parker Solar Probe is studying our star from closer than any previous spacecraft. On Dec. 14, 2021, NASA announced that Parker had flown through the Sun’s upper atmosphere – the corona – the first time in history that a spacecraft had touched the Sun.
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Oct 13, 2023 · Operations teams have confirmed NASA’s mission to “touch” the Sun survived its record-breaking closest approach to the solar surface on Dec. 24, 2024. Breaking its previous record by flying just 3.8 million miles above the surface of the Sun, NASA’s…
NASA Enters the Solar Atmosphere for the First Time, Bringing …
Dec 14, 2021 · For the first time in history, a spacecraft has touched the Sun. NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has now flown through the Sun’s upper atmosphere – the corona – and sampled particles and magnetic fields there.
NASA, NOAA to Provide Update on Progress of Solar Cycle
Oct 8, 2024 · When the Sun is most active, space weather events become more frequent. Solar activity, such as the storm in May 2024, has sparked displays of aurora and led to impacts on satellites and infrastructure in recent months. NASA works as a research arm of the nation’s space weather effort.
New Sun Missions to Help NASA Better Understand Earth-Sun …
Jul 26, 2023 · NASA has selected two science missions – the Multi-slit Solar Explorer (MUSE) and HelioSwarm – to help improve our understanding of the dynamics of the Sun, the Sun-Earth connection, and the constantly changing space environment.
NASA’s New Eye on the Sun Delivers Stunning First Images
Jun 6, 2013 · The experiment will decipher the physics of the sun’s activity, taking pictures in several very narrow bands of visible light. Scientists will be able to make ultrasound images of the sun and study active regions in a way similar to watching sand shift in a desert dune.
NASA’s Heliophysics Experiment to Study Sun on European Mission
May 21, 2024 · NASA announced Tuesday it selected a new instrument to study the Sun and how it creates massive solar eruptions. The agency’s Joint EUV coronal Diagnostic Investigation, or JEDI, will capture images of the Sun in extreme ultraviolet light, a type of light invisible to our eyes but reveals many of the underlying mechanisms of the Sun’s activity.
NASA Science Live: Parker Solar Probe Nears Historic Close …
Dec 17, 2024 · Say hello to the fastest-moving human-made object, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe. On a mission to “touch” the Sun, this spacecraft is set to make history on Dec. 24, 2024, by making its closest dive through the Sun’s upper atmosphere, known as the corona.
NASA’s NuSTAR Telescope Reveals Hidden Light Shows on the Sun
Feb 9, 2023 · The high-energy X-rays observed by NuSTAR appear at only a few locations in the Sun’s atmosphere. By contrast, Hinode’s XRT detects low-energy X-rays, and SDO’s AIA detects ultraviolet light – wavelengths that are emitted across the entire face of the Sun.