Three down, 21 to go

Three down, 21 to go
Studying the Sun’s corona will help understand erratic solar behaviour that could potentially harm Earth
As NASA’s Parker Solar Probe approaches the Sun, scientists are excitedly awaiting important evidence to explain its mysterious outer atmosphere
Correctly matching models to reality can help astronomers foresee any disturbances in space weather that could potentially damage technology and harm astronauts
With the launch date just around the corner, on 11 August 2018, everyone involved in this mission is making sure that this revolutionary probe is ready for the task at hand
Things are heating up at NASA as Solar Probe Plus prepares to take a plunge into the Sun
The closest Sun-like simulation has put a key sensor for the NASA space probe through its paces
This month, movements of the planets will put Mars almost directly behind the Sun, from Earth’s perspective, causing curtailed communications between us and the Red Planet
The strange behaviour of black holes has become somewhat less mysterious recently, according to NASA’s Swift spacecraft and NuSTAR satellite