The study of the sun

The Parker Solar Probe is approaching the Sun. Image: NASA

NASA's Parker Solar Probe makes history in its closest pass to the Sun

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The Parker Solar Probe reached a distance of only 6.1 million km from the Sun, at a record speed of 690,000 km/h, in a groundbreaking operation to improve our understanding of our planet
A close-up of the intense X7.1 solar flare on October 1, 2024, by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory. Credit: NASA/SDO

A strong solar flare was recorded on October 1, 2024

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NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) has recorded one of the strongest outbursts in the current solar cycle, with the potential to impact technological systems on Earth and in space
Solar Spacecraft Parker. Image: NASA

NASA launched Parker, the spacecraft that will come closest to the Sun

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Parker Solar Probe simulation. Source: Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory.

Touch the sun: NASA will launch a spacecraft closer than ever to the sun

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A giant solar flare recorded by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory. Source: NASA/SDO/AIA/GoddarSpace Flight Center.

Detectives following the sun

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solohi - the American Navy's solar system whose sensors are made by the Israeli Towerjaz. Photo: NASA

Tower-Jazz and SRI Deliver First Sensors to Solar System Heliosphere Exploration Program

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20 Future NASA Missions

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Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

NASA peeks into the "dark side of the sun"

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Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

The journey to the sun

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Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

The discovery of a new sunspot marks the beginning of the 24th solar cycle

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Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

Contrary to expectations, the bubble around the solar system is not round

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Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

The Ulysses mission to explore the sun comes to an end due to malfunctions in the electrical system that cannot be repaired

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After more than 17 years of studying the poles of the sun and the sun's effect on its environment, the spacecraft succumbs to the hostile environment in space
Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

The Ulysses spacecraft passes over the sun's north pole

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Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

The Ulysses spacecraft flies over the sun's south pole

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