As the sun reaches solar maximum, Mars spacecraft are preparing to study the effects of increased radiation bombardment and how solar storms may impact future crewed missions to the Red Planet.
Toasty Times The Sun is ramping up, which could be a boon for our hopes of exploring Mars on foot — depending on what scientists find. In preparation for a potential manned mission to the Red Planet, NASA scientists will be closely watching how the Sun's peak of volatile activity affects the Martian surface and, […]
People in at least 15 U.S. states are in the path of a total solar eclipse on Monday, the first to occur in seven years. Americans will next be able to experience total solar eclipses in 2044 and 2045.