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Farewell, comet 3I/ATLAS! Interstellar visitor heads for the outer solar system after its closest approach to Earth

3I/ATLAS has now made its closest approach to the sun and Earth and is now heading back out toward the outer solar system. On ...
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4 tiny NASA satellites capture photos of the sun like we’ve never seen it before

PUNCH Spacecraft Show First Complete Images Of Sun’s Corona And Solar Wind Together In A Nutshell Four suitcase-sized ...
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The first-ever map of the boundary of the Sun has just been revealed

Using the combined might of spacecraft scattered across the Solar System, scientists have built the most detailed map yet of the boundary where the Sun's magnetic push no longer accelerates the solar ...
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First map of the sun's outer edge demystifies the escape route of solar wind

Learn what the first maps of the sun's atmospheric boundary reveal about solar wind and its escape into space.
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NASA’s PUNCH mission snaps never-seen views of the Sun’s action

The Sun has never looked quite like this. With a quartet of small satellites flying in formation, NASA’s PUNCH mission is ...
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The sun: Facts about the bright star at the center of the solar system

How big it is: 865,000 miles (1.392 million kilometers) across How far away it is: 93 million miles (150 million km) What type of star it is: A yellow dwarf star The sun is the star at the center of ...
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Saying goodbye to comet 3I/ATLAS, the interstellar visitor that briefly called our solar system home

Learn how you can say farewell to comet 3I/ATLAS as it passes by Earth on Dec. 19, 2025, and what we have learned during its ...
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Voyager’s scorching brush with the edge of the solar system

At the far edge of the Solar System, where the Sun’s influence thins into the dark between the stars, a pair of aging ...
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NASA’s PUNCH mission captures unprecedented views of the sun and solar system

The Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) has unveiled groundbreaking results from NASA’s PUNCH mission, revealing a breathtaking, continuous view of the solar corona and solar wind in unprecedented ...
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NASA's Parker Solar Probe captures solar wind doing a 'U-turn'

"Ultimately, this work may help scientists better predict the impact of space weather across the solar system on longer ...

Did a rogue planet reshape our solar system?

The giant planets weren't always where we find them today. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune formed in a more compact ...
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Imagine a rogue star colliding directly with the sun

A rogue star is headed straight for our Sun. If these two stars slam into each other, it could spell the end of all life on ...