The Sun will be at peak activity this year, providing a rare opportunity to study how solar storms and radiation could affect future astronauts on the Red Planet. In the months ahead, two of NASA’s Mars spacecraft will have an unprecedented opportunity to study how solar flares — giant explosions on the Sun’s surface — […]
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Mars, Curiosity (Rover), Goddard Space Flight Center, Heliophysics, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Mars Science Laboratory (MSL), MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN), The Solar System, The Sun
Posted on
April 29, 2024
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