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...
View ArticleMAVEN 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...
View ArticleIRIS 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...
View ArticleNASA 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...
View ArticleFirst 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...
View ArticleNASA 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...
View ArticleNASA 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...
View ArticleNASA 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...
View ArticleMoon 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...
View ArticleAurora '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...
View ArticleNASA 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...
View ArticleHot 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...
View ArticleNew 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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