In 2018 NASA sent the Parker Solar Probe to the sun to unlock some of its mysteries. Built to withstand 1,377 degrees Celsius ...
Four small suitcase-sized spacecraft, designed and built by Southwest Research Institute, have made a final Earth-side pit ...
Solar storms, intensified by the current solar cycle, endanger power grids, satellites, and essential systems. Experts urge ...
The sun’s solar wind, made of charged particles, interacts with powerful eruptions, affecting cosmic rays and space weather.
From its formative role in the solar system to its effect on Earth’s technology, studying heliophysics is essential for understanding the immediate and far-reaching impacts of our nearest star. This ...
The Parker Solar Probe has recently conducted its record breaking pass with the sun. During this pass, it broke the record ...
Genesis data is now producing high impact science in cosmochemistry, solar physics, coronal mass ejections, and space ...
The sun, a searing hot sphere of gas primarily composed of hydrogen and helium, boasts surface and outer atmospheric ...
Our sun is essentially a searing hot sphere of gas. Its mix of primarily hydrogen and helium can reach temperatures ...