Finding the point of no return: Sun’s shifting, spiky atmospheric boundary mapped in detail for 1st time

An artist’s illustration of the outer boundary of the sun’s atmosphere. Data from NASA’s Parker Solar Probe and other spacecraft show the shifting boundary grows “larger, rougher and spikier” as the sun becomes more active. (Image credit: CfA/ Melissa Weiss) Scientists have created the first detailed maps of the outer edge of the sun’s atmosphereContinue Reading

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These are the key developments from day 1,391 of Russia’s war on Ukraine., These are the key developments from day 1,391 of Russia’s war on Ukraine. Servicemen of the Ukrainian Armed Forces test an unmanned ground vehicle with a Browning M2 machinegun installed on it, in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on DecemberContinue Reading

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The center leverages AI along with JPL’s unique infrastructure, unrivaled tools, and years of operations expertise to support industry partners developing future planetary surface missions.   NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California on Wednesday inaugurated its Rover Operations Center (ROC), a center of excellence for current and future surface missions to the Moon and Mars…Continue Reading