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Sun Unleashes An X1.8 Class Flare On Jan. 27, 2012

Initial movies from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) look as though there was an eruption and coronal mass ejection (CME) associated with the event, and NOAA’s GOES satellite also detected a solar energetic particle (SEP) event.

› Learn More | › Classifying Solar Eruptions

NASA Mars-Bound Rover Begins Research in Space

Mars-Bound Instrument Detects Solar Burst's Effects

The largest solar particle event since 2005 has been detected by the radiation-monitoring instrument aboard the Mars Science Laboratory spacecraft, on its way from Earth to Mars.

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NASA's Suomi NPP Captures Stunning Image of Earth

A 'Blue Marble' image of the Earth taken from the VIIRS instrument aboard NASA's most recently launched Earth-observing satellite - Suomi NPP. This composite image uses a number of swaths of the Earth's surface taken on January 4, 2012.

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New Ideas Sharpen Focus for Greener Aircraft

Leaner, greener flying machines for the year 2025 are on the drawing boards of three industry teams under contract to the NASA Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate's Environmentally Responsible Aviation Project.

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NASA's NuSTAR Spacecraft Arrives in California

NASA's NuSTAR spacecraft, enclosed in an environmentally controlled shipping container, is delivered by tractor-trailer to processing facility 1555 at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.

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Space Weather Center to Add World's First 'Ensemble Forecasting' Capability

Goddard's Space Weather Laboratory will implement "ensemble forecasting," improving NASA’s ability to predict the impact of solar storms, which can disrupt power grids on Earth, knock out satellites, and threaten the health and safety of astronauts.

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Remembering NASA's Fallen Explorers

Each January, NASA's Day of Remembrance honors the fallen crews of Apollo 1, space shuttles Challenger and Columbia, and all of those who have given their lives in the cause of exploration.

› Interactive Feature | › President Obama's Message | › Administrator Bolden's Video Message | › Read PDF

NASA Images

Cloud Streets Off of the...

Strong winds polished the snow of southwestern Alaska and stretched marine stratocumulus clouds into long, parallel streets in early January, 2012. After...