NASA Science Soars During August Total Solar Eclipse
Each time the Moon covers the Sun during a total solar eclipse — darkening daytime skies and briefly…
Amendment 66: B.2 Heliophysics Foundational Research Step-2 Due Date Announced and Correction
B.2 Heliophysics Foundational Research (HFR) solicits investigations that advance the fundamental physical understanding of the Sun-Heliosphere-Planetary system. The…
NASA Mission to Study Space Weather Impacts of Earth’s Atmosphere
NASA selected a mission concept to research how space weather and dynamics within Earth’s atmosphere influence the space…
Amendment 59: Several Updates to the ROSES-25 Summary of Solicitation
Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences (ROSES)-2025 is an ongoing “omnibus” or “umbrella” solicitation meaning that it…
Girl Scouts Event Brings Space Science to the Next Generation
In early May 2026, NASA employees, contractors, and volunteers helped to bring Heliophysics to girls of all ages…
Correction to B.3 Living With a Star Science
B.3 Living With a Star Science (LWS) emphasizes the science necessary to understand those aspects of the coupled…
NASA’s AWE Completes Mission to Study Earth’s Effect on Space Weather
On May 21, ground controllers powered down NASA’s AWE (Atmospheric Waves Experiment) instrument, bringing the data collection phase…
Helio and You: Seasons on Earth, Mars, and Beyond
Earth has four seasons – spring, summer, fall, and winter. Other planets (including Jupiter and the other giant…
NASA’s STORIE Mission to Tell Tale of Earth’s Ring Current
Earth’s magnetic field is like a powerful trap. It lures electrically charged particles in space, near our planet,…
To Protect Artemis II Astronauts, NASA Experts Keep Eyes on Sun
As four astronauts travel around the Moon on NASA’s Artemis II mission, they will venture beyond Earth’s protective magnetic field.…
China advances plans for dual solar system boundary missions
HELSINKI — China has published coordinated papers outlining dual missions to the solar system’s edge, suggesting the long-studied…
NASA’s IMAP Mission Captures ‘First Light,’ Looks Back at Earth
All 10 instruments aboard NASA’s newly launched IMAP (Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe) mission have successfully recorded their…