Polarimeter to Unify the Corona and Heliosphere, or PUNCH, is a spacecraft array that has sent its first photos back after its launch into polar orbit on March 11. The goal of the mission is to examine how solar corona transitions into solar wind, which is what is visible as auroras on Earth. [Read More]
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Total solar eclipses in North America are exceedingly rare and for those lucky enough to be in the path of totality for yesterday's eclipse it may be the only one they ever see in their lifetime. [Read More] petapixel.com »
2024-04-09 12:31
The European Space Agency (ESA) has released new photos captured by the Mars Express satellite that show evidence of landslides and a turbulent past around the most imposing volcano in the Solar system: Olympus Mons. [Read More] petapixel.com »
2023-08-25 20:43
Earth's most powerful solar telescope has captured new images of the Sun, zooming in on sunspots and showing them in nightmarish detail. [Read More] petapixel.com »
2023-05-24 22:39
Skywatchers across the South Pacific witnessed a rare hybrid solar eclipse yesterday -- two eclipses in one.
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Photographer Tom Hegen has captured a stunning series of aerial photos showing what sprawling solar power plants look like from a bird's-eye view. The project is titled The Solar Power Series. [Read More] petapixel.com »
2022-03-29 19:36
Photographers have captured many awe-inspiring photos of solar eclipses in recent years. But Earth isn’t the only planet photos are being shot from: NASA’s Curiosity rover has captured some beautiful solar eclipse photos over the past few weeks from the surface of Mars. petapixel.com »
2019-04-05 19:02