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Parker Solar Probe

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Magnetic Tangles Drive Solar Wind

by Matthew R. Francis 20 July 202320 July 2023

Energetic collisions between magnetic fields produce gusty solar wind.

The solar corona is visible during the total solar eclipse on 21 August 2017.
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A “Dam” in the Corona May Make the Solar Wind Gain Its Unusual Speeds

by Alakananda Dasgupta 8 June 20228 June 2022

A new study supports the idea of a “helicity barrier” influencing the fluctuating stream of interplanetary plasma.

An illustration of the Solar Orbiter spacecraft near the Sun.
Posted inScience Updates

A New Journey Around (and Around) the Sun

by Daniele Telloni, Francesco Valentini and Raffaele Marino 25 February 202231 January 2023

The Solar Orbiter just completed its commissioning phase while en route to the Sun. It has already provided valuable looks at solar campfires and Venus’s magnetic fields, and it promises much more.

A coronal loop of plasma travels along the Sun’s magnetic field lines
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Plasma Activity Around Sunspots May Foreshadow Solar Storms

Aaron Sidder, freelance science writer by Aaron Sidder 5 December 201831 January 2023

A new study identifies possible precursors to space weather in the regions encircling sunspots.

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First Spacecraft to Touch the Sun Awaiting Launch

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 10 August 201815 June 2022

The Parker Solar Probe will study the Sun’s corona and its electric and magnetic fields, as well as the mechanisms that drive the solar wind, all from behind an advanced protective heat shield.

Parker Solar Probe spacecraft approaching the Sun.
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Solar Probe Will Approach Sun Closer Than Any Prior Spacecraft

by Randy Showstack 4 October 201731 January 2023

Technological improvements, including an advanced thermal protection system and innovative solar arrays, have helped to get this mission off the drawing board.

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