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Latest about space weather
NASA's IMAP spacecraft getting packed up for launch | Space photo of the day for Sept. 24, 2025
NASA's Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP) launched atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on Sept. 24 to study the solar wind and space weather.
SpaceX launches 3 probes to study space weather and map the boundaries of our solar system (video)
NASA's IMAP mission and two other spacecraft launched atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket early Wednesday morning (Sept. 24) to study space weather and its effects on Earth.
Annular solar eclipse February 2026: Live updates
The next solar eclipse will be on Feb. 17, 2026.
Watch SpaceX launch 3 space weather probes today
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch NASA's ambitious IMAP mission and two other space weather probes early Wednesday morning (Sept. 24), and you can watch the action live.
'We must replace this capability now': New NOAA satellite to replace aging space weather sentinels launches Sept. 23
After decades of relying on aging satellites, NOAA is launching a purpose-built eye on the sun.
Surprise solar storm sparks stunning auroras across the US (photos)
A hidden magnetic island inside a coronal hole unleashed a surprise G3 storm, sparking dazzling displays across the US.
Aurora alert! Butterfly-shaped 'hole' in sun's atmosphere could spark geomagnetic storm Sept. 13-14
Forecasters warn of possible G2 geomagnetic storms as a colossal coronal hole sends solar wind racing our way.
108 million degrees! Solar flares are far hotter than thought, study suggests
New research shows that solar flares are six times hotter than thought and calls for updated sun models that could improve space weather forecasting.
SpaceX targets Sept. 23 for launch of NASA's IMAP mission to map the boundaries of our solar system
A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch on Sept. 23 will send three spacecraft a million miles from Earth to map the heliosphere and expand our understanding of space weather and atmospheric science.
