NASA announced this week that its Parker Solar Probe was the first spacecraft to ever “touch the Sun” by flying through its corona, or upper atmosphere. The probe captured the first photos ever from within the corona, and those images were then turned into this incredible 13-second timelapse video. The footage shows what the Parker… Continue reading Jaw-Dropping Footage from the First Spacecraft to Touch the Sun
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NASA’s Parker Solar Probe sends back the first photos inside the Sun’s corona
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe was launched in 2018 with a goal to explore our Sun. And now, three years later, the probe has reached its destination and “touched” the sun, getting closer to it than any space probe before. Parker entered the Sun’s corona, and as if it wasn’t impressive enough – it also sent… Continue reading NASA’s Parker Solar Probe sends back the first photos inside the Sun’s corona
Japanese billionaire films a timelapse around the Earth as he visits the ISS
Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa recently joined the crew onboard the International Space Station. While enjoying his exclusive trip around the Earth, he filmed a pretty cool timelapse. He described the experience as “beautiful,” and judging from his video – I have no reason not to believe him. Maezawa, his production assistant Yozo Hirano, and cosmonaut… Continue reading Japanese billionaire films a timelapse around the Earth as he visits the ISS
This Photo of a Total Solar Eclipse was Taken from Antarctica
On December 4, a total solar eclipse was only visible from Antarctica, which is where Theo Boris and Christian A. Lockwood were positioned to photograph it and live stream the event for NASA. Boris and Lockwood are members of the JM Pasachoff Antarctic Expedition who successfully transmitted a live feed of the total solar eclipse… Continue reading This Photo of a Total Solar Eclipse was Taken from Antarctica
NASA Revives Hubble: The Legendary Telescope is Fully Operational
NASA has successfully fully restored Hubble to full operation, and all four of its active instruments are back online and collecting science observations. Hubble went down for the second time in 2021 in late October. Scientists discovered a loss of specific data synchronization messages, which prompted them to take the legendary telescope offline and into… Continue reading NASA Revives Hubble: The Legendary Telescope is Fully Operational
NASA shares a remarkable view of the total solar eclipse in Antarctica
On Saturday, the last solar eclipse of 2021 took place over parts of South Africa, Chile, New Zealand, and Australia. However, the totality was only visible from Antarctica, so most of us weren’t able to see it. Thankfully, NASA shared a video of the eclipse, sharing the magnificent sight with all of us who couldn’t… Continue reading NASA shares a remarkable view of the total solar eclipse in Antarctica
NASA’s Curiosity rover shares postcard from the red planet
NASA’s Mars based Curiosity rover has shared new lanscape images of the terrain on Mars. The rover recently travelled to Mount Sharp, the central peak of the Gale Crater. Greetings from high up on Mars’ Mount Sharp! My team combined two black-and-white images from different times of the day and added colors to make this… Continue reading NASA’s Curiosity rover shares postcard from the red planet