Nasa has unfurled a solar sail in space for the first time, aiming to harness the propulsive power of sunlight for interstellar travel. The US space agency revealed that it had deployed the solar sail ...
Scientists have been cataloging comet 3I/ATLAS’s journey through the Solar System since July, tracking major milestones as the rare interstellar visitor moves closer to Earth.
An experimental NASA solar sail can be seen in the night sky as it orbits the Earth. NASA's Advanced Composite Solar Sail System (ACS3) launched in April 2024 atop a Rocket Lab Electron rocket. The ...
NASA Solar Dynamics Observatory captured a M7.9-class solar flare. See footage of the blast in multiple wavelengths. Credit: ...
BREVARD COUNTY • FLORIDA – NASA astronauts will conduct a pair of spacewalks in January outside of the International Space Station to prepare for the installation of a roll-out solar array and ...
In August 2022, a NASA probe called Psyche will set out to explore a giant metallic asteroid called Psyche 16, to help scientists learn more about how planets form. The way Psyche reaches its target, ...
A different kind of solar eclipse took place on X Monday courtesy of NASA’s sun and moon social media accounts. Monday marked a rare and highly-anticipated solar eclipse that took place across North ...
The Parker Solar Probe has finally reached the atmosphere of the sun. The NASA spacecraft spent more than three years winding its way by planets and creeping gradually closer to our star to learn more ...
For the first time, scientists have created detailed, 2D maps of the sun's outermost atmosphere. This feat was accomplished using data from NASA 's Parker Solar Probe, which has been dipping in and ...
NASA's Parker Solar Probe captured solar material looping back to the sun, revealing how it recycles magnetic energy and shapes future solar storms.
Not only is Earth suddenly spinning faster, but our Sun is getting more active than NASA predicted. The Sun appears to have a cycle of about 11 years during which it waxes and wanes. Its activity is ...
On June 25, Tuesday, a small fleet of scientific instruments known as the Extreme Ultraviolet and X-ray Irradiance Sensors (EXIS) will be launched into 22,000 miles in space. Developed by researchers ...