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Time-lapse from space of huge tornado on Sun captured

NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured a massive 'tornado' on the sun in multiple wavelengths. Unlike the Earth, ...
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NASA's Next Flagship Space Telescope Survives the Sounds and Shakes of a Simulated Launch

When it launched the James Webb Space Telescope on Christmas Day in 2021, NASA advertised it as the most advanced that was ever made. Coincidentally, it is also the most expensive telescope ever made, ...
The Baltimore Sun

Third-ever interstellar comet spotted as NASA debunks rumors of alien craft

For the third time in history, NASA has observed an interstellar traveler passing through our solar system. Multiple US and international observatories captured Comet 3IATLAS since its July 1 ...
Gizmodo

Could We Actually Launch a Supervillain Into the Sun?

Editor’s note: This article is a lighthearted and educational exploration of orbital mechanics; no one is seriously proposing that we launch criminals—or anyone—into the Sun. Well, not that we’re ...
The Baltimore Sun

NASA denies improper shuttering of Goddard facilities during shutdown

News that NASA federal employees had been called back to work at Maryland’s Goddard Space Flight Center to dismantle and move laboratories during the government shutdown drew a strong rebuke from ...
BGR

NASA's X-59 Supersonic Jet Broke The Sound Barrier On Its First Test Flight

The "quiet" supersonic aircraft developed by NASA and Lockheed Martin has completed its first flight in California. Dubbed the X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology Aircraft, or Quesst, it is a sleek ...
New York Post

NASA’s silent X-59 jet can break sound barrier with almost no noise, take passengers from NYC to London in 3½ hours

NASA’s sleek and quiet supersonic jet — which is built to reach speeds of up to 925 mph without producing a loud sonic boom— soared across the California desert in its first test flight on Tuesday, ...
Houston Chronicle

Spooky Sun 'smile' hides a powerful surprise for Earth

The photo, taken by SDO's Atmospheric Imaging Assembly, shows glowing eyes, a bright nose, and one wide, dark "mouth"—a coronal hole where magnetic fields open and allow solar wind to stream freely ...
Space.com

NASA spots a spooky face glowing on the sun just in time for Halloween (photo)

A haunting grin appeared on the sun as bright active regions and dark coronal holes combined to create a jack-o'-lantern face just in time for Halloween. The sun is getting into the Halloween spirit ...
WESH

Musk sounds alarm on NASA leadership amid speculation over next administrator

As the Space Coast waits to learn who will lead NASA through President Donald Trump's second term, Elon Musk, the billionaire founder of SpaceX, unleashed a barrage of criticism this week against ...
Futurism

Sun Fires Energy Blast Straight at Mysterious Interstellar Object Cruising Through Solar System

The interstellar object dubbed 3I/ATLAS has been fascinating astronomers since its discovery in early July. The object, generally believed to be a comet, is screaming through the solar system at ...
The Conversation

2 newly launched NASA missions will help scientists understand the influence of the Sun, both from up close and afar

Ryan French receives funding from NASA. On Sept. 24, 2025, NASA launched two new missions to study the influence of the Sun on the solar system, with further missions scheduled for 2026 and beyond.