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NASA's Parker Solar Probe gathers data from Sun's corona again, equals distance and speed records

The probe completed its 27th closest approach to the Sun this March.

Solar flares recorded again by NASA — This time the Sun is producing more than expected

Citizen scientists reviewing NASA data discovered unusually high Solar flare rates, helping researchers better understand the ...
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NASA’s Parker Solar Probe breaks records again with 27th swing around the sun

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has successfully completed its 27th close approach to the Sun, reaching an unprecedented distance of 3.8 million miles from the solar surface. This milestone, achieved ...
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NASA confirms its DART mission changed an asteroid’s orbit, offering hope for this planetary defense technique

NASA’s DART mission changed the Dimorphos' asteroid orbit around the Sun, proving spacecraft impacts could help defend Earth.
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NASA’s DART spacecraft changed an asteroid’s orbit around the sun

A 2022 NASA mission changed the orbit of the asteroid Dimorphos around its companion. New data shows their joint orbit around ...

NASA's DART mission didn't just change the orbit of asteroid it hit

NASA's DART mission didn’t just change the orbit of Dimorphos, the asteroid it hit. It changed the orbit of the larger ...

Physicists trace the sun's magnetic engine, 200,000 kilometers below its surface

Every eleven years, the sun's magnetic field flips. Sunspots—dark, cooler regions on the sun's surface that mark intense ...