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New evidence found on how solar winds blow

The first data from NASA's new Sun-gazing satellite IRIS has revealed new evidence about how the heat of the sun travels through space. Last year, NASA launched its Interface Region Imaging...

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Hot Plasma 'Bombs' Explain Mysterious Solar Phenomena

NASANASA's IRIS spacecraft reveals insight to long-standing solar mysteries. The first results from a new NASA sun-studying spacecraft are in, and they reveal a complex and intriguing picture of...

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NASA Probe Finds Nanoflares and Plasma 'Bombs' on Sun

The first results from a new NASA sun-studying spacecraft are in, and they reveal a complex and intriguing picture of Earth's star. NASA's Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph probe (IRIS) has...

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Aurora 'Christmas Lights' on Mars Spotted by NASA Spacecraft

Artist’s illustration of MAVEN’s Imaging UltraViolet Spectrograph instrument observing the “Christmas Lights Aurora" on Mars. MAVEN's observations show that auroras on Mars are similar to those on...

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Moon Engulfed in Permanent, Lopsided, Dust Cloud (Ames Research Center)

(Source: Ames Research Center) MORE STORIES New science results from NASA's Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer, or LADEE, mission indicate that the moon is engulfed in a permanent, but...

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NASA Spacecraft Provides New Information About Sun's Atmosphere

NASA Logo Facebook Twitter Pinterest × NASA Logo WASHINGTON, Oct. 16, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NASA's Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS) has provided scientists with five new findings...

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NASA Spacecraft Provides New Information About Sun’s Atmosphere (NASA - The...

(Source: NASA - The National Aeronautics and Space Administration) NASA's Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS) has provided scientists with five new findings into how the sun's atmosphere, or...

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NASA launches new satellite on a two-year mission to observe the sun

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. — NASA has launched a satellite on a mission to examine a little-studied region of the sun that it hopes will improve space weather prediction. The Iris satellite is...

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First photos of mystery region on the sun

By By Denise ChowPublished July 26, 2013Space.com A still image from the first movie captured by the IRIS solar observatory, 21 hours after mission controllers opened the telescope’s door.NASA/IRIS...

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NASA Telescope Snaps 1st Photos of Mystery Region on the Sun

A still image from the first movie captured by the IRIS solar observatory, 21 hours after mission controllers opened the telescope’s door. Credit: NASA/IRIS View full size image NASA's newest solar...

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IRIS Mission Gets First Look at Sun's Mysterious Interface Region

Download image NASA Logo. (PRNewsFoto/NASA) WASHINGTON, July 25, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NASA's Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS) spacecraft has captured its first observations of a...

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MAVEN blasts off to Mars on $671 million mission

NASA's Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution -- MAVEN -- spacecraft starts a 10-month voyage to the Red Planet to study how the martian atmosphere has changed over time. by The United Launch Alliance...

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Source of Space Weather, Northern Lights Found In Earth's Magnetic Field

Scientists have discovered the powerhouse for the cosmic storms in Earth's magnetic field that fuel the planet's dazzling displays of northern lights. The discovery could help View gallery." An...

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Solar Storms Cause Dropped Cell Phone Calls And Amazing Light Shows

Stop blaming AT&T and Verizon; all those dropped calls you’re experiencing may be coming from the sun. Eruptions of hot gas, called solar storms, produce shock waves that travel through space at...

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NASA's New IRIS Telescope, Launched One Month Ago, Now Providing Detailed...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA is getting an unprecedented close-up look at the sun, thanks to a new telescope. NASA's IRIS spacecraft, launched just a month ago, already is providing detailed pictures...

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Lunar orbiters discover source of space weather near Earth (University of...

(Source: University of California) By Emmanuel Masongsong and UCLA NewsroomSeptember 26, 2013Category: Research Process of magnetic reconnection, which powers the phenomena known as space weather....

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NASA to launch next solar satellite on June 26

Tweet Washington, June 5 (ANI): NASA is preparing to launch its next scientific satellite this month that will provide the most detailed look ever at the Sun's lower atmosphere or interface region. The...

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NASA's IRIS mission set to launch in June

NASA is preparing to launch its latest scientific satellite this month to provide the most detailed look ever at the Sun’s lower atmosphere or the region that emits ultraviolet light. The Interface...

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NASA Prepares For Launch Of Next Solar Satellite

WASHINGTON, June 4, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NASA's next scientific satellite, which is scheduled for launch June 26, will provide the most detailed look ever at the sun's lower atmosphere or...

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NASA Prepares for Next Solar Mission

Suzanne Presto WASHINGTON — The U.S. space agency NASA is preparing to launch a new mission to study the sun. The Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph, or IRIS, will observe the way solar material...

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