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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- This closeup shows the Pegasus XL rocket with the High Energy Solar Spectroscopic...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- An L-1011 aircraft called the Stargazer is parked after landing at the Skid Strip,...
The sun emitted a solar flare on Dec. 4, 2014, seen as the flash of light in this image from NASA's Solar Dynamics...
VANDENBERG AFB, CALIF. -- Technicians work on the Pegasus XL rocket, the vehicle that will launch the High Energy...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Underneath the belly of Orbital Sciences Corp.'s L-1011 aircraft is the Pegasus XL...
VANDENBERG AFB, CALIF. -- Technicians ready the Pegasus XL rocket, the vehicle that will launch the High Energy...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- An L-1011 aircraft called the Stargazer gets ready to land at the Skid Strip, Cape...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The High Energy Solar Spectroscopic Imager (HESSI) spacecraft, which will be launched...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., Mark McManus makes a final inspection of...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The Orbital Sciences Corp. L-1011 aircraft waits at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station,...
This chart details Skylab's Dual X-Ray Telescopes, one of eight Apollo Telescope Mount facilities. It was designed...
This 1970 photograph shows Skylab's Dual X-Ray Telescopes, an Apollo Telescope Mount facility. It was designed to...
After launch tower retraction, the Boeing Delta II expendable launch vehicle carrying the Advanced Composition...
Workers from the Johns Hopkins University’s Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) install the Cosmic Ray Isotope...
On July 5, 2017, NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory watched AR26665, an active region — an area of intense and...
Our sun's adolescence was stormy—and new evidence shows that these tempests may have been just the key to seeding...
Humans have always wanted to learn about the Sun, but our understanding of our favorite star has changed through the...
Like almost all solar observatories, NASA's IRIS can provide images of different layers of the sun's atmosphere,...
On March 29, 2014 the sun released an X-class flare. It was observed by NASA's Interface Region Imaging...
On March 29, 2014 the sun released an X-class flare. It was observed by NASA's Interface Region Imaging...
In February 1980, a satellite called Solar Maximum Mission Spacecraft, or Solar Max, was launched into Earth's...
In February 1980, a satellite called Solar Maximum Mission Spacecraft, or Solar Max, was launched into Earth's...
In February 1980, a satellite called Solar Maximum Mission Spacecraft, or Solar Max, was launched into Earth's...
In February 1980, a satellite called Solar Maximum Mission Spacecraft, or Solar Max, was launched into Earth's...