Legendary Gaia Spacecraft Maps Entire Galaxy, Promptly Retires
The intrepid mapping mission has collected more than three trillion observations that'll change the way we see our neck of ...
X-ray echoes reveal 3D structure of molecular clouds in our galaxy's center
Researchers from the University of Connecticut have created the first 3D maps of star-forming gas clouds in one of the most ...
Exploring an alternate solar system: Research maps impact of 'super-Earth'
Emily Simpson has loved space since she was a 10-year-old kid celebrating her birthday at a planetarium. Now a recent Florida ...
Earliest Known 3D Map Found in Prehistoric French Cavern, Say Experts
In the cramped confines of a small cavern to the south of Paris, scientists have 'read between the lines' on the floor and ...
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Webb captures best view ever of icy objects from the early solar system
New research is offering unprecedented insights into the icy planetesimals of the early solar system, such as trans-Neptunian objects (TNOs) and centaurs. Planetesimals are small, celestial objects ...
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NASA's Parker Solar Probe: What Happens Next After Sun Flyby?
After years of braving the heat and dust of the inner solar system, taking blasts of solar energy and radiation that no spacecraft has ever seen, Parker Solar Probe continues to thrive." ...
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NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Makes History With Closest Pass to Sun
“By studying the Sun up close, we can better understand its impacts throughout our solar system, including on the technology we use daily on Earth and in space, as well as learn about the workings of ...
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The sun in 2025: How the solar cycle will shape our year ahead
We look ahead to 2025 as the sun ramps up its activity, driven by the peak of the current solar cycle. 2024 was a busy year for solar news, but what can we expect from 2025? In April, a total ...
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NASA's Parker Solar Probe phones home after surviving historic close sun flyby. It's alive!
The spacecraft flew within 3.8 million miles (6.1 million kilometers) of the solar surface to "touch the sun" on Christmas Eve. NASA's Parker Solar Probe is alive! Two days after a historic ...
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After Days of Silence, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Phones Home
The probe sent a signal to Earth indicating that it had survived the closest solar encounter ever attempted by a spacecraft. By Katrina Miller On Dec. 24, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe swooped ...
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The Fastest Spacecraft Ever Heads for Its Close-Up With the Sun
The probe has already braved coronal mass ejections, major blowups that spew the sun’s plasma out into the solar system. The mission team is hoping for stormier solar seas that might illuminate ...
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‘Parker Solar,’ the fastest spacecraft in history, will come within 3.8 million miles of the Sun
Since the Parker Solar Probe (PSP) was launched into space in 2018, it has successfully completed a series of feats. In 2021, it became the first spacecraft to “touch the Sun” by flying through its ...