In 2029, they will launch the Solar Polar Observatory (SPO) mission that will reach the Sun and deconstruct its burning ...

24, 2025, NASA launched ... of defense from the Sun – changes during extreme space weather events. The second objective relates more to Earth sciences: The observatory will measure how water is ...

NASA stated that SWAN has already become bright enough to see with the naked eye. Its ice is melted by the Sun's heat, ...

"Up until Solar Orbiter, all solar imaging instruments have been within the ecliptic plane or very close to it," said Russell Howard, space scientist at the Naval Research Lab in Washington, D.C., and ...

An enormous asteroid is approaching Earth at 24,136 miles per hour—and will be at its closest to us in two days' time. The ...

The first incident occurred on Oct. 1, when a small asteroid designated 2025 TF slipped past Earth at an altitude of just 266 ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) On Sept. 24, 2025, NASA launched two new missions to study the influence of the Sun on ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The Solar Orbiter launched from Cape Canaveral and began its journey to get a close, unprecedented look at our star. The mission, which is a joint collaboration between NASA and ...