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First Proba-3 science: Surprisingly speedy solar wind found in inner corona

Since July 2025, the European Space Agency's pair of Proba-3 satellites has already created 57 artificial solar eclipses. So far, the mission has collected more than 250 hours of h...

ESA’s Proba 3 is Unlocking Secrets of the Solar Wind

It has been a dream of astronomers and solar scientists for ages. A new mission gives solar researchers a powerful new tool in their arsenal: on-demand, total solar eclipses. Launc...

ESA's Proba 3 is unlocking secrets of the solar wind

It has been a dream of astronomers and solar scientists for ages. A new mission gives solar researchers a powerful new tool in their arsenal: on-demand, total solar eclipses. Launc...

Sun-Observing Satellite Uses Artificial Eclipse to Capture the Solar Wind

The Proba 3 mission flies two spacecraft in precise formation to create an artificial eclipse and obtain close views of the solar wind as it leaves the Sun. The post Sun-Observing...

Solar radio bursts reveal hidden magnetic switchbacks near the sun, Parker Solar Probe data suggest

Solar radio bursts are intrinsically linked to the motion of their emitting source through the coronal and heliospheric plasma. Electron transport is mostly confined to magnetic fi...

The solar wind's secret hammerheads and what they tell us about heat in space

The proton sharks showed up on a Friday. In a routine data calibration meeting for NASA's Parker Solar Probe in 2020, a small group of scientists were scrolling through visualizati...

New spacecraft will watch Earth's shield take the hit as solar storms come roaring in

A joint European-Chinese spacecraft is set to blast off Tuesday to investigate what happens when extreme winds and giant explosions of plasma shot out from the sun slam into Earth'...

Spacecraft to probe how Earth fends off raging solar winds

The Sharpest Eyes on the Sun The Sharpest Eyes on the Sun.

The Sun is the most studied star in the universe, yet some of its most violent behaviour remains stubbornly out of reach. Solar flares, explosive eruptions that can disrupt satelli...

WATCH: A Spacecraft Is Launching to Study How Earth Survives Solar Storms

The first-ever X-ray observations of our planet's magnetic field. ScienceAlert stories are written, fact-checked, and edited by humans, never generated by AI. Don't miss a story, s...

Mercury scout mission concept with solar sail propulsion

The planet Mercury is the closest planet to the sun, and also the most difficult for spacecraft to visit and explore. This is because as spacecraft get closer to Mercury, the sun's...

No, this isn't a solar eclipse. It's an image of Mars, captured by NASA's asteroid-bound Psyche probe

NASA spacecraft Psyche has captured a stunning image of Mars ahead of a flyby on Friday (May 15).

Smile lifts off on quest to reveal Earth's invisible shield against the solar wind

The Smile spacecraft lifted off on a Vega-C rocket from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana. The launch marks the beginning of an ambitious mission to better understand solar...

SMILE spacecraft launches to capture first X-ray views of Earth's magnetic shield

A joint European-Chinese spacecraft blasted off into orbit Tuesday to investigate what happens when extreme winds and giant explosions of plasma shot out from the sun slam into Ear...

Space probe on 15 billion mile journey still sending data back to Earth

The late April twilight affords the continued opportunity to marvel at the planet Venus, as the ‘evening star’ blazes away in the western sky after sunset.

NASA and ESA Track Record-Breaking 19-Day Solar Radio Burst

Learn how NASA spacecraft tracked a record-breaking solar radio burst that circled the Sun for 19 days and what the signal reveals about how solar activity lingers in space.

Solar wind travels up to 4 times faster than expected, eclipse spacecraft reveals

"In the inner corona, a region very difficult to observe, we saw slow solar wind gusts moving three to four times faster than expected."

Rescue mission for NASA’s $500 million space telescope passes key testing milestone

Katalyst Space Technologies’ Link spacecraft is set to head to orbit in June 2026 onboard Northrop Grumman’s Pegasus XL air-launched rocket. NASA awarded Katalyst a $30 million con...

Solar Radiation Forecasts Power Artemis Mission: A Major Leap for Space Exploration

NASA is pioneering new horizons in space weather forecasting to safeguard astronauts embarking on deep space missions, particularly during the Artemis II voyage. This landmark miss...

This X-ray image shows our solar system 'breathing'

The eROSITA spacecraft has built the most precise map of soft X-rays over Earth, observing a fascinating phenomenon driven by solar winds from the sun.

They really launched this tiny spacecraft (Well, sort of.) | Space photo of the day for May 11, 2026

It's the tiniest Mars test we've seen yet.

Mercury Scout Mission Concept with Solar Sail Propulsion

The planet Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun, and also the most difficult for spacecraft to visit and explore. This is because as spacecraft get closer to Mercury, the Sun’s...

New solar telescope turns sunspots into exoplanet-finding weapons

The Paranal solar ESPRESSO Telescope (PoET), installed at the European Southern Observatory's (ESO's) Paranal site in Chile, has made its first observations. The telescope will wor...

Artemis II to test new models that predict solar particle storms up to a day ahead

During the Artemis II mission launched Wednesday, NASA will test out a pair of new solar radiation forecasts, developed at University of Michigan Engineering, designed to protect a...