News Archive / Tagged: Sun

• Curiosity update: Methane spike confirmed and Martian eclipses observed

  Jim SharkeyApril 7th, 2019

  A methane spike detected by NASA's Curiosity Mars rover in 2013 has been confirmed by researchers reanalyzing data captured by the Mars Express orbiter.

• Parker Solar Probe becomes closest spacecraft to Sun

  Derek RichardsonOctober 30th, 2018

  Just 11 weeks after launch, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has already beaten the record for the closest spacecraft to the Sun—and it’s only going to get closer.

• NASA broadcast commemorates Great American Eclipse anniversary

  Laurel KornfeldAugust 22nd, 2018

  To commemorate the one-year anniversary of the total solar eclipse that swept across the U.S. Aug. 21, 2017, NASA hosted an online Live Science Chat focusing on new data from the event and the impact it had on millions of people.

• He who laughs last – launches best: Parker Solar Probe mission a testament to faith

  Jason RhianAugust 13th, 2018

  KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- A speech during a pivotal scene in the 2016 movie Captain America Civil War, has become relevant in terms of the recent flight of the Parker Solar Probe. If you don't think so, you might want to chat with Eugene Parker.