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How do you fire someone into the Sun?
SpaceX/flickr, CC BY-NC-SA Michael J. I. Brown, Monash University We live in changing times. While we once flippantly…
What are solar storms and the solar wind? 3 astrophysicists explain how particles coming from the Sun interact with Earth
The Sun occasionally ejects large amounts of energy and particles that can smash into Earth. NASA/GSFC/SDO via WikimediaCommons…
2 newly launched NASA missions will help scientists understand the influence of the Sun, both from up close and afar
NASA’s IMAP mission is one of two launching in September 2025. NASA/Princeton University/Patrick McPike Ryan French, University of…
2 solar probes are helping researchers understand what phenomenon powers the solar wind
This artist’s rendition shows NASA’s Parker Solar Probe approaching the Sun. Steve Gribben/Johns Hopkins APL/NASA via AP Yeimy…
Scientists Unravel Mystery of “Magnetic Switchbacks” Around the Sun
At a Glance Scientists have developed a new theory to explain the formation of magnetic switchbacks around the…
The Parker Solar Probe Just Took Its First Visible-Light Photos of Venus
Months after claiming the ultimate speed record for an artificial object and after dipping below our Sun’s atmosphere…
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Dipped Through the Sun’s Atmosphere For the First Time
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe seems to be on a roll lately, as it’s been consistently delivering several firsts…
Forget Supercars—the Fastest Man-made Object Is a Space Probe
A normal car going 50 km/h (31 mi/h) would need 34 days to circle the Earth, which has…