NASA’s Parker Solar Probe made history with the closest-ever approach to the sun last December, and we’re finally getting a look at some of the images it captured. The space agency released a timelapse of observations made using Parker’s Wide-Field Imager for Solar Probe (WISPR) while it passed through the sun’s corona (the outer atmosphere) on December 25, 2024, revealing …
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What does a solar tornado look like? One photographer got these incredible shots
Thousands of solar tornadoes swirl above the sun’s surface at any given moment. These remarkable photos give us a glimpse at these stunning cosmic phenomena. The entire disc of the sun captured on September 2, 2024, reveals the beauty of solar activity with an unprecedented level of detail and depth. Composite Photograph by Miguel Claro Photographs byMiguel Claro Text byPaola …
Read More »A 7-Billion-Year-Old Ice Ball Just Entered Our Solar System – SciTechDaily
A 7-Billion-Year-Old Ice Ball Just Entered Our Solar System SciTechDaily Everything We Know About the Interstellar Object 3I/ATLAS WIRED Our solar system has a new mysterious visitor—what is it? National Geographic 3I/Atlas: Mystery interstellar object could be the oldest known comet BBC Astronomers have spotted an interstellar comet older than the Sun The Economist Source link
Read More »How Republican Policies to Kill EV & Solar Incentives Could Lead to More EV & Solar Sales — With 1 Critical Component – CleanTechnica
How Republican Policies to Kill EV & Solar Incentives Could Lead to More EV & Solar Sales — With 1 Critical Component CleanTechnica 5 Big EV Takeaways From Trump’s ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ WIRED Customers rush to buy solar panels, heat pumps and EVs before federal tax credits end WGME Tesla, EV buyers need to act now if they want $7,500 tax credit Yahoo …
Read More »Parker Solar Probe captures closest-ever photos of the sun during record-breaking flight
NASA has released the closest-ever photos of the sun, taken by the Parker Solar Probe at just 3.8 million miles (6.1 million kilometers) from the star’s surface. The new images reveal important features in the solar wind that will help scientists understand the origins of this mysterious space weather phenomenon and its effects on life on Earth. The solar wind …
Read More »Radiant Nebulae And A 500,000-Kilometer Solar Prominence Shortlisted For Astronomy Photographer Of The Year
It must be hard being a judge for ZWO Astronomy Photographer of the Year. The competition, organized by the Royal Observatory Greenwich, is in its 17th year, and it continues to deliver truly breathtaking cosmic art no matter the subject: electrifying aurorae, incredible juxtapositions of buildings or natural objects with the dark sky, and so many different views of the …
Read More »Astronomers are racing to study our solar system’s newest ‘interstellar visitor.’ Here’s why.
The astronomical community is abuzz over a newly discovered “interstellar object,” only the third of its kind ever seen, which is currently shooting toward us on a one-way trip through the solar system. The race is now on to study the alien interloper, named 3I/ATLAS, before it leaves forever. “We only have one shot at this object and then it’s …
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