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Space.com on MSN2h
NASA's sun-studying PUNCH mission captures its 1st-light images. Everything looks great so far
The ultimate purpose of PUNCH is to use its four instruments — three wide-field imagers (WFI) and a near-field imager (NFI) — ...
Magnetic fields can map the universe—here's how
Who knew that magnetic fields could be so useful? Astronomers are able to use magnetic fields to map our environment within ...
The “Rosetta Stone” of Alien Worlds: NASA’s Webb Unmasks a Super-Earth With a Scorching Atmosphere
A bold geochemical model reveals that TOI‑270 d, a sub‑Neptune 73 light‑years away, is likely a giant rocky world cloaked in a blistering, dense atmosphere rather than a watery Hycean planet. Webb ...
Astronomy on MSN1h
PUNCH sees first light, prepares to study how the Sun creates our space weather
NASA's Polarimeter to Unify the Corona and Heliosphere (PUNCH) mission launched March 12, sending up a constellation of four ...