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OTD in Space – March 7: NASA Launches Orbiting Solar Observatory

On March 7, 1962, NASA launched the first Orbiting Solar Observatory. [‘On This Day in Space’ Video Series on Space.com] Eight of these satellites were launched between 1962 and 1975 to study the ...
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Solar Orbiter Captures Breathtaking Video of Plasma Arching Over the Sun

A spectacular solar feature has been caught in action by the Solar Orbiter mission. On March 17, 2025, the spacecraft recorded a striking solar prominence as it hovered over the Sun’s limb. The ...

To protect Artemis II Astronauts, NASA experts keep their eyes on the sun

As four astronauts travel around the moon on NASA's Artemis II mission, they will venture beyond Earth's protective magnetic field. The crew's spacecraft, Orion, will carry and protect them as they ...
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NASA solar probe becomes first spacecraft to 'touch' the sun

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Sixty years after NASA set the goal, and three years after its Parker Solar Probe launched, the spacecraft has become the first to "touch the sun." The Parker Solar Probe has ...

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 ...
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NASA's Parker Solar Probe captures solar wind doing a 'U-turn'

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NASA's Parker Solar Probe mapped an unseen part of the sun at its most active moment

Data from NASA's Parker Solar Probe has enabled astronomers to map the unssen surface of the sun's atmosphere for the first time. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...