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Final Venus Flyby for NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Queues Closest Sun Pass

November 4, 2024

NASA

On Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe will complete its final Venus gravity assist maneuver, passing within 233 miles (376 km) of Venus’ surface. The flyby will adjust Parker’s trajectory into its final orbital configuration, bringing the spacecraft to within an unprecedented 3.86 million miles of the solar surface on Dec. 24, 2024.…
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Sadie Coffin Named Association for Advancing Participatory Sciences/NASA Citizen Science Leaders Series Fellow

November 4, 2024

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In August, the Association for Advancing Participatory Sciences (AAPS) announced a fellowship opportunity in partnership with the NASA Citizen Science Leaders Series. Fifty-five people applied! The applications came from graduate students and early career professionals in diverse disciplines, including astronomy, ecology, engineering, nursing, policy, and zoology, to name a few. Sadie Coffin, AAPS-NASA Cit Sci…
Read more: Sadie Coffin Named Association for Advancing Participatory Sciences/NASA Citizen Science Leaders Series Fellow
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30 Years On, NASA’s Wind Is a Windfall for Studying our Neighborhood in Space

November 1, 2024

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Picture it: 1994. The first World Wide Web conference took place in Geneva, the first Chunnel train traveled under the English Channel, and just three years after the end of the Cold War, the first Russian instrument on a U.S. spacecraft launched into deep space from Cape Canaveral. The mission to study the solar wind,…
Read more: 30 Years On, NASA’s Wind Is a Windfall for Studying our Neighborhood in Space
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NASA to Launch Innovative Solar Coronagraph to Space Station

October 30, 2024

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NASA’s Coronal Diagnostic Experiment (CODEX) is ready to launch to the International Space Station to reveal new details about the solar wind including its origin and its evolution. Launching in November 2024 aboard SpaceX’s 31st commercial resupply services mission, CODEX will be robotically installed on the exterior of the space station. As a solar coronagraph,…
Read more: NASA to Launch Innovative Solar Coronagraph to Space Station
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NASA Awards NOAA’s Solar Wind Plasma Sensors Contract

October 24, 2024

Rob Garner

NASA has selected the University of New Hampshire in Durham to build Solar Wind Plasma Sensors for the Lagrange 1 Series project, part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Space Weather Next Program. This cost-plus-no-fee contract is valued at approximately $24.3 million and includes the development of two sensors that will study the…
Read more: NASA Awards NOAA’s Solar Wind Plasma Sensors Contract
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Educator Night at the Museum of the North: Activating Science in Fairbanks Classrooms

October 24, 2024

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The NASA Heliophysics Education Activation Team (NASA HEAT) set out to activate science in Fairbanks classrooms in early October at the University of Alaska’s Museum of the North annual Educators’ Night. This free Fall semester event introduces educators and school staff to a variety of resources and connections, connecting attendees with resources and university departments…
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NASA, NOAA: Sun Reaches Maximum Phase in 11-Year Solar Cycle

October 15, 2024

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In a teleconference with reporters on Tuesday, representatives from NASA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and the international Solar Cycle Prediction Panel announced that the Sun has reached its solar maximum period, which could continue for the next year. The solar cycle is a natural cycle the Sun goes through as it transitions…
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Eclipse Megamovie Coding Competition

October 15, 2024

NASA

Making the most of a solar eclipse demands attention to detail. Do you have what it takes? NASA’s Eclipse Megamovie project launched a new coding competition, and they need your help to organize images from the April 8, 2024 total solar eclipse. This is your chance to make a lasting contribution to solar science! The…
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ESA/NASA’s SOHO Spies Bright Comet Making Debut in Evening Sky

October 11, 2024

NASA

The Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) has captured images of the second-brightest comet to ever pass through its field of view, comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS.
Read more: ESA/NASA’s SOHO Spies Bright Comet Making Debut in Evening Sky
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Sail Along with NASA’s Solar Sail Tech Demo in Real-Time Simulation

October 10, 2024

NASA

NASA invites the public to virtually sail along with the Advanced Composite Solar Sail System‘s space journey using NASA’s “Eyes on the Solar System” visualization tool, a digital model of the solar system. This simulation shows the real-time positions of the planets, moons, and spacecraft – including NASA’s Advanced Composite Solar Sail System. Solar sails use the pressure…
Read more: Sail Along with NASA’s Solar Sail Tech Demo in Real-Time Simulation

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Final Venus Flyby for NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Queues Closest Sun Pass

Sadie Coffin Named Association for Advancing Participatory Sciences/NASA Citizen Science Leaders Series Fellow

30 Years On, NASA’s Wind Is a Windfall for Studying our Neighborhood in Space

NASA to Launch Innovative Solar Coronagraph to Space Station

NASA Awards NOAA’s Solar Wind Plasma Sensors Contract

Educator Night at the Museum of the North: Activating Science in Fairbanks Classrooms

NASA, NOAA: Sun Reaches Maximum Phase in 11-Year Solar Cycle

Eclipse Megamovie Coding Competition

ESA/NASA’s SOHO Spies Bright Comet Making Debut in Evening Sky

Sail Along with NASA’s Solar Sail Tech Demo in Real-Time Simulation

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