Tag: The Sun
Parker Solar Probe survives historic closest pass ever to the Sun
(Cover photo: Artist’s concept showing Parker Solar Probe. Image credit: NASA/APL) On December 27, NASA’s Operations teams confirmed that their mission to “touch” the Sun survived its record-breaking closest approach […]
NASA captures dramatic images of two solar flares that erupted on February 21 & 22
Hours following the solar flares, much of the U.S. experienced disruption in cell phone service across multiple cellular carriers. Were the solar flares to blame?
Striking images of solar flares that occurred over the last two days
For more on these extraordinary scientific phenomena, see the video accompanying this article.
Solar Orbiter launches: Seeking answers to basic questions about the Sun
“What churns deep inside the Sun to generate its magnetic field? What drives the solar wind?”
