On Christmas Eve, the Parker Solar Probe is set to become the closest spacecraft to the sun when it flies within a few ...

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The Parker Solar Probe will endure scorching temperatures of 1,700 degrees Fahrenheit as it performs the closest solar flyby ...

The sun's most active phase, solar maximum, officially arrived in 2024, triggering some explosive solar storms and colorful ...

The Parker Solar Probe will swoop just 6.1 million kilometers above the sun’s surface on Christmas Eve. Scientists are ...

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JWST uncovered Chiron’s rare ices and gases, providing new insights into its unique activity and its link to the solar system ...

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Advocates say there’s a growing ethical obligation for researchers to explore alternative solutions to climate change.

With the James Webb Space Telescope and updated processing techniques, researchers have detected asteroids just tens of ...

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