NASA's 3D Observation of the Sun Will Include Images of a Solar Eclipse From Space

Learn how these advances in instrumentation could provide a better understanding of solar winds and improve space weather forecasts.

By Paul Smaglik
Feb 7, 2025 11:00 PMFeb 7, 2025 11:01 PM
Sun in space
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NASA intends to take an unprecedented 3D observation of the sun this month. In doing so, the agency hopes to understand why its outer atmosphere — the corona — is hotter than its surface, how does the solar wind work, and how the corona transforms into solar wind. As a bonus, the mission will take 3D pictures of a solar eclipse, from space.

Learning More About the Sun's Surface

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