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NASA’s $1B probe hit 400,000 mph to skim the sun, here’s what it saw

NASA spent roughly a billion dollars to send a car‑sized robot into the Sun’s atmosphere, and to get there it had to accelerate to about 400,000 mph, faster than any spacecraft in history. That ...
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The Sun's Temper Tantrums: What You Should Know About Solar Storms

A solar storm is a catchall term that describes any disturbance in the sun that involves the violent ejection of solar material into space. This can come in the form of coronal mass ejections, where ...
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NASA solar probe becomes first spacecraft to 'touch' the sun

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Sixty years after NASA set the goal, and three years after its Parker Solar Probe launched, the spacecraft has become the first to "touch the sun." The Parker Solar Probe has ...
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A solar flare hit Earth’s atmosphere, here’s what the ISS saw from orbit

Shimmering green lights have once again danced across Earth’s upper atmosphere, captured in a striking timelapse from the International Space Station (ISS). The footage, recently released by NASA, ...