NASA spots interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS flare up during solar system exit

NASA's infrared telescope SPHEREx captured stunning images of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS as it exited the solar system.

Sun releases 4 strong solar flares: What to expect

Northern lights occur when a solar flare interacts with Earth's atmosphere.
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See it: NASA captures strong X-class solar flare from Sun, Potential for enhanced auroras

The Sun released a strong solar flare on Tuesday, Feb. 3, following several eruptions in the preceding days, prompting ...

Image: Strong solar flare

This Feb. 4, 2026, image from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) captures a strong solar flare erupting from the star.
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NASA space telescope sees interstellar visitor comet 3I/ATLAS flare up while exiting the solar system

New infrared observations reveal that the rare interstellar visitor known as comet 3I/ATLAS has dramatically brightened ...

The sun lit up with a stunning display. Are northern lights next?

A new sunspot group has quickly grown and is spewing out the most intense type of solar flare. Effects on Earth are forecast ...
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Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS survived its flyby of the sun — and gave up some secrets in the process

Interstellar comets are the original cosmic explorers, and by studying their metallic whispers, we are learning the secrets of worlds we may never see directly.
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NASA’s $1B probe hit 400,000 mph to skim the sun, here’s what it saw

NASA spent roughly a billion dollars to send a car‑sized robot into the Sun’s atmosphere, and to get there it had to ...

NASA begins mission to map the boundaries of our heliosphere

A NASA mission is underway to map the heliosphere, which is a huge protective bubble around the solar system that was created by the sun.

Sun unleashes powerful solar flares. Here's what it means.

The flares are coming from a solar region that was created in late January.
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NASA solar probe becomes first spacecraft to 'touch' the sun

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Sixty years after NASA set the goal, and three years after its Parker Solar Probe launched, the spacecraft has become the first to "touch the sun." The Parker Solar Probe has ...
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NASA IMAP spacecraft studies particles and magnetic fields beyond the Sun

NASA’s IMAP spacecraft studies charged particles, energetic neutral atoms, and magnetic fields at the heliosphere’s boundaries, providing real-time space weather data for Earth and spacecraft.