SNIFS mission team. Image Credit: NASA. On July 18, NASA successfully launched a sounding rocket mission from the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico, carrying a remarkable new technology. Its ...

The sun's lower atmosphere, the chromosphere, is usually drowned out by light from below it. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The ...

NASA has selected a proposed solar mission for further study as part of its Small Explorer programme, extending early design ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. It’s certainly been an exciting few months for telescopes. The ...

Astronomers have finally captured the first images of the Sun's chromosphere. The image was made possible thanks to the Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope. The images that the National Science ...

The Sun’s extremely hot outer layer, the corona, has a very different chemical composition from the cooler inner layers, but the reason for this has puzzled scientists for decades. One explanation is ...

States like Florida, Texas and California are no strangers to routine rocket launches − but New Mexico? Spacecraft also sometimes get off the ground from the state. Space news coverage may be ...

July will see the launch of the groundbreaking Solar EruptioN Integral Field Spectrograph mission, or SNIFS. Delivered to space via a Black Brant IX sounding rocket, SNIFS will explore the energy and ...

For decades after its discovery, observers could only see the solar chromosphere for a few fleeting moments: during a total solar eclipse, when a bright red glow ringed the Moon’s silhouette. More ...

A Reddit user has captivated thousands of people with a crystal-clear image of the sun, produced using a specially-designed telescope. User ajamesmccarthy uploaded the image on Tuesday. Described as a ...

Hawaii's Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope is giving us a detailed look at sunspots and convection cells. By Laura Baisas Published May 22, 2023 1:00 PM EDT Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 ...