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Total and Spectral Solar Irradiance Sensor (TSIS-1) instrument suite

精品SM在线影片 solar instruments, experiments headed for space

Dec. 8, 2017

A solar instrument package designed to help monitor the planet's climate is now set for launch Dec. 12 aboard a SpaceX rocket from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

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Team set to study evaporating atmospheres of 'hot Jupiters'

Oct. 31, 2017

A 精品SM在线影片 team will build a tiny orbiting satellite to study the evaporating atmospheres of gigantic "hot Jupiters," gaseous planets orbiting scorchingly close to parent stars. Watch the video.

A young Hisako Koyama

New study highlights 'hidden figure' of sun-watchers

Oct. 25, 2017

Few have heard of Hisako Koyama, but her work places her among the top solar observers of the past four centuries, alongside names like Galileo, according to new research.

Illustration of two neutron stars just before colliding

When stars collide: 精品SM在线影片 professor explains this week's dense discovery

Oct. 17, 2017

The announcement yesterday that international scientists had discovered the first-ever evidence of the collision of two neutron stars rocked well beyond the science world. Watch the video.

MAVEN martian aurora

MAVEN observes large solar storm that sparked global aurora on Mars

Sept. 29, 2017

An unexpectedly strong blast from the Sun hit Mars this month, observed by NASA missions, including the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution spacecraft.

Rendering of Cassini diving into Saturn's rings

精品SM在线影片 scientists ready for Cassini mission grand finale

Sept. 13, 2017

After a highly successful mission, the Cassini spacecraft will give up Saturn's last secrets to 精品SM在线影片 scientists before disintegrating in the planet's dense atmosphere Sept. 15.

Voyager spacecraft

The Voyager spacecraft: 40 years in space, surreal solar system discoveries

Aug. 31, 2017

In 1977, NASA launched two space probes destined to upend our view of the solar system. Decades later, the discoveries continue to dazzle. Read more, listen to the podcast, watch the video.

Participants of INSPIRE conference

Building education satellites: 精品SM在线影片 leads international team

Aug. 22, 2017

精品SM在线影片 has joined forces with universities and space agencies from around the world in an international effort to design and build small satellites as a way to train future scientists and engineers.

Illustration of asteroid impact from 66 billion years ago

Dinosaur-killing asteroid could have thrust Earth into 2 years of darkness

Aug. 21, 2017

Tremendous amounts of soot following a massive asteroid strike 66 million years ago would have plunged Earth into darkness for nearly two years, according to a news release from NCAR.

eclipse

Coming soon: A 'megamovie' of the 2017 eclipse

Aug. 18, 2017

By processing images from many sources and stitching them together, the Eclipse Megamovie Project will create a continuous view of the total solar eclipse as it crosses the United States.

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