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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
A ‘FURST’ of its Kind: Sounding Rocket Mission to Study Sun as a Star - NASA
The FURST sounding rocket mission aims to study the Sun as a star, allowing researchers to compare our Sun to Hubble Space Telescope’s observations of other stars.Beth Ridgeway (NASA)
This Rocks! NASA is Sending Student Science to Space - NASA
NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia is scheduled to launch a sounding rocket carrying student-developed experiments for the RockSat-X mission onAmy Barra (NASA)
NASA Sounding Rocket Launches, Studies Heating of Sun’s Active Regions - NASA
Investigators at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center will use observations from a recently-launched MaGIXS-2 sounding rocket mission to provide a clearer image of how and why the Sun’s corona grows so much hotter than the visible surface of Earth’s p…Beth Ridgeway (NASA)
NASA Sounding Rocket Launches, Studies Heating of Sun’s Active Regions - NASA
Investigators at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center will use observations from a recently-launched MaGIXS-2 sounding rocket mission to provide a clearer image of how and why the Sun’s corona grows so much hotter than the visible surface of Earth’s p…Beth Ridgeway (NASA)
NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility to Launch Student Experiments - NASA
More than 50 student and faculty teams are sending experiments into space as part of NASA’s RockOn and RockSat-C student flight programs. The annual studentAmy Barra (NASA)
Hi-C Rocket Experiment Achieves Never-Before-Seen Look at Solar Flares - NASA
After months of preparation and years since its last flight, the upgraded High Resolution Coronal Imager Flare mission – Hi-C Rocket Flare, for short – took to the skies for a never-before-seen view of a solar flare.Beth Ridgeway (NASA)
Hi-C Rocket Experiment Achieves Never-Before-Seen Look at Solar Flares - NASA
After months of preparation and years since its last flight, the upgraded High Resolution Coronal Imager Flare mission – Hi-C Rocket Flare, for short – took to the skies for a never-before-seen view of a solar flare.Beth Ridgeway (NASA)
Two NASA Sounding Rockets Launch from Alaska During Solar Flare - NASA
Two Black Brant IX sounding rockets launched from Poker Flat Research Range in Fairbanks, Alaska, April 17, 2024, during an M-class solar flare for NASA'sNASA
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
Sometimes Getting the Perfect Picture Really Is Rocket Science - NASA
NASA Engineer Cindy Fuentes Rosal waves goodbye to a Black Brant IX sounding rocket launching from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia during the totalNASA
NASA Wallops Launches 3 Rockets During Eclipse in Virginia - NASA
Three Black Brant IX sounding rockets launched from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia April 8, 2024, during the solar eclipse. The rockets launchedNASA
NASA Wallops to Launch Three Sounding Rockets During Solar Eclipse - NASA
Three Black Brant IX sounding rockets for the Atmospheric Perturbations around Eclipse Path (APEP) mission are scheduled to launch from NASA’s Wallops FlightMadison Olson (NASA)
NASA Rocket to See Sizzling Edge of Star-Forming Supernova - NASA Science
A new sounding rocket mission is headed to space to understand how explosive stellar deaths lay the groundwork for new star systems.science.nasa.gov
To Study Atmosphere, NASA Rockets Will Fly into Oct. Eclipse’s Shadow
A NASA sounding rocket mission will launch three rockets during the 2023 annular eclipse in October to study how the sudden drop in sunlight affects our upper atmosphere.Miles Hatfield (NASA)