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NASA to Launch Innovative Solar Coronagraph to Space Station - NASA Science
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.science.nasa.gov
NASA Awards NOAA’s Solar Wind Plasma Sensors Contract - NASA
NASA has selected the University of New Hampshire in Durham to build Solar Wind Plasma Sensors for the Lagrange 1 Series project, part of the National OceanicNASA
Educator Night at the Museum of the North: Activating Science in Fairbanks Classrooms - NASA Science
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.science.nasa.gov
NASA, NOAA: Sun Reaches Maximum Phase in 11-Year Solar Cycle - NASA Science
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, whic…science.nasa.gov
Eclipse Megamovie Coding Competition - NASA Science
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 solar eclipse.science.nasa.gov
ESA/NASA’s SOHO Spies Bright Comet Making Debut in Evening Sky - NASA Science
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.science.nasa.gov
ESA/NASA’s SOHO Spies Bright Comet Making Debut in Evening Sky - NASA Science
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.science.nasa.gov
Sail Along with NASA’s Solar Sail Tech Demo in Real-Time Simulation - NASA Science
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.science.nasa.gov
Sail Along with NASA’s Solar Sail Tech Demo in Real-Time Simulation - NASA Science
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.science.nasa.gov
NASA, NOAA to Provide Update on Progress of Solar Cycle - NASA
NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) will discuss the Sun’s activity and the progression of Solar Cycle 25 during a mediaNASA
Innovative Instrument Reveals Hidden Features Deep Inside the Van Allen Radiation Belts - NASA Science
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 robot…science.nasa.gov
Innovative Instrument Reveals Hidden Features Deep Inside the Van Allen Radiation Belts - NASA Science
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 robot…science.nasa.gov
Voyager 1 Team Accomplishes Tricky Thruster Swap - NASA Science
The spacecraft uses its thrusters to stay pointed at Earth, but after 47 years in space some of the fuel tubes have become clogged.science.nasa.gov
Leveraging Teacher Leaders to Share the Joy of NASA Heliophysics - NASA Science
Many teachers are exceptionally skilled at bridging students’ interests with real-world science. Now for the third year, the American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) has brought together such a group of highly-motivated secondary and higher ed…science.nasa.gov
NASA, ESA Missions Help Scientists Uncover How Solar Wind Gets Energy - NASA Science
A paper published in the journal Science provides persuasive evidence that the fastest solar winds are powered by magnetic “switchbacks,” or large kinks in the magnetic field, near the Sun.science.nasa.gov
NASA Discovers a Long-Sought Global Electric Field on Earth - NASA Science
An international team of scientists has successfully measured a planet-wide electric field thought to be as fundamental to Earth as its gravity and magnetic fields.science.nasa.gov
Eclipse Soundscapes AudioMoth Donations Will Study Nature at Night - NASA Science
During the April 8, 2024 total solar eclipse, approximately 770 AudioMoth recording devices were used to capture sound data as part of the Eclipse Soundscapes Project — a multisensory participatory science (also known as “citizen science”) project th…science.nasa.gov
Solar Eclipse Data Story Helps the Public Visualize the April 2024 Total Eclipse - NASA Science
The NASA Science Activation program’s Cosmic Data Stories team, led by Harvard University in Cambridge, MA, released a new Data Story for the April 8, 2024 Total Solar Eclipse.science.nasa.gov
Celebrate Heliophysics Big Year: Free Monthly Webinars on the Sun Touches Everything - NASA Science
Once a month (usually on the first Tuesday), the Heliophysics Education Community meets online to share knowledge and opportunities.science.nasa.gov
NASA’s ICON Mission Ends with Several Ionospheric Breakthroughs - NASA Science
After contributing to many important findings on the boundary between Earth’s atmosphere and space, the Ionospheric Connection Explorer (ICON) mission has come to an end.science.nasa.gov
NASA Rocket Discovers New Energization Process in Upper Atmosphere - NASA Science
When it comes to discoveries about our upper atmosphere, it pays to know your surroundings. Using data from the Twin Rockets to Investigate Cusp Electrodynamics (TRICE-2) rocket launch, NASA scientist Francesca Di Mare and Gregory Howes from the Univ…science.nasa.gov
NASA Rocket Discovers New Energization Process in Upper Atmosphere - NASA Science
When it comes to discoveries about our upper atmosphere, it pays to know your surroundings. Using data from the Twin Rockets to Investigate Cusp Electrodynamics (TRICE-2) rocket launch, NASA scientist Francesca Di Mare and Gregory Howes from the Univ…science.nasa.gov
Celebrate the Heliophysics Big Year with Free Heliophysics and Math Webinars from NASA HEAT - NASA Science
The Heliophysics Big Year (HBY) is a global celebration of the Sun’s influence on Earth and the entire solar system. It began with the Annular Solar Eclipse on Oct. 14, 2023, continued through the Total Solar Eclipse on Apr.science.nasa.gov
NASA Mission to Study Mysteries in the Origin of Solar Radio Waves - NASA Science
NASA’s CubeSat Radio Interferometry Experiment, or CURIE, is scheduled to launch July 9, 2024, to investigate the unresolved origins of radio waves coming from the Sun.science.nasa.gov
NASA Science Activation Teams Present at National Rural STEM Summit - NASA Science
NASA Science Activation (SciAct) teams participated in the National Rural STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, & Mathematics) Summit held June 4-7, 2024 in Tucson, Arizona.science.nasa.gov
NASA@ My Library and Partners Engage Millions in Eclipse Training and Preparation - NASA Science
The Space Science Institute, with funding from the NASA Science Mission Directorate and Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, provided unprecedented training, support, and supplies to 15,000 libraries in the U.S.science.nasa.gov
An Eclipse Megamovie Megastar - NASA Science
Nazmus “Naz” Nasir is a software engineer by day, and an astrophotographer by night….and sometimes by day as well! This April, Naz participated in NASA’s Eclipse Megamovie 2024 project, photographing the total solar eclipse.science.nasa.gov
Alphabet Soup: NASA’s GOLD Finds Surprising C, X Shapes in Atmosphere - NASA Science
NASA’s Global-scale Observations of the Limb and Disk (GOLD) mission has revealed unexpected C- and X-shaped formations in an electrified layer of gas high above our heads called the ionosphere.science.nasa.gov
Studying the Sun - NASA
The Sun wields a huge influence on Earth. Its gravity holds our planet in its orbit, and solar energy drives the seasons, ocean currents, weather, climate,Andrea Lloyd (NASA)
Voyager 1 Returning Science Data From All Four Instruments - NASA Science
The spacecraft has resumed gathering information about interstellar space. NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft is conducting normal science operations for the first time following a technical issue that arose in November 2023.science.nasa.gov
Ed Stone, Former Director of JPL and Voyager Project Scientist, Dies - NASA
Known for his steady leadership, consensus building, and enthusiasm for engaging the public in science, Stone left a deep impact on the space community.Naomi Hartono (NASA)
NASA Funds Study of Proposals to Investigate Space Weather Systems - NASA
NASA has selected three proposals for concept studies of missions to investigate the complex system of space weather that surrounds our planet and how it’sNASA
Ed Stone, Former Director of JPL and Voyager Project Scientist, Dies - NASA
Known for his steady leadership, consensus building, and enthusiasm for engaging the public in science, Stone left a deep impact on the space community.Naomi Hartono (NASA)
NASA’s Heliophysics Experiment to Study Sun on European Mission - NASA
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 DiagnosticNASA
Aurorasaurus Roars During Historic Solar Storm - NASA Science
The largest geomagnetic storm in 21 years lit up the sky last weekend, and NASA’s volunteers were ready. Between May 10th and 12th 2024, NASA’s Aurorasaurus project received an unprecedented number of reports from around the world.science.nasa.gov
How NASA Tracked the Most Intense Solar Storm in Decades - NASA Science
During the first full week of May, a barrage of large solar flares and coronal mass ejections (CMEs) launched clouds of charged particles and magnetic fields toward Earth, creating the strongest solar storm to reach Earth in two decades — and possibl…science.nasa.gov
2024 Total Solar Eclipse: Prediction vs. Reality - NASA Science
Before a total solar eclipse crossed North America on April 8, 2024, scientists at Predictive Science Inc. of San Diego aimed to foresee what the Sun’s outer atmosphere, the corona, would look like during totality.science.nasa.gov
NASA Partner Zooniverse Receives White House Open Science Award - NASA Science
Congrats to NASA partner Zooniverse for being named winners in the White House’s Year of Open Science Recognition Challenge! The White House Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP) designated 2023 as the year of Open Science, and invited innovat…science.nasa.gov
NASA Scientists Gear Up for Solar Storms at Mars - NASA
The Sun will be at peak activity this year, providing a rare opportunity to study how solar storms and radiation could affect future astronauts on the RedNaomi Hartono (NASA)
NASA Observations Find What Helps Heat Roots of ‘Moss’ on Sun
Did you know the Sun has moss? Due to its resemblance to the earthly plants, scientists have named a small-scale, bright, patchy structure made of plasma in the solar atmosphere “moss.” New observations from NASA reveal insights into this region.science.nasa.gov