Space Technology

NASA’s CODEX Shows the Sun Is Anything but Still

New images from NASA’s CODEX show the Sun’s outer atmosphere as a chaotic sea of hot, sputtering plasma — not the calm stream we once imagined.

Lasers Are Forging Ceramics Built for Extreme Environments

NC State scientists created a faster, cleaner way to make ultra-high temperature ceramics—opening new paths for space, defense, and energy applications.

The Sun Like We’ve Never Seen It

A breakthrough adaptive optics system has delivered the sharpest-ever ground-based images of the Sun’s corona, offering never-before-seen views of turbulent solar rain, dancing plasma, and magnetic flows that could unlock the mysteries of space weather.

Titan’s Atmosphere Spins Out Its Own Story

New research reveals Titan’s atmosphere wobbles independently of its surface—like a gyroscope in space. This groundbreaking discovery could reshape NASA’s plans for landing on Saturn’s most enigmatic moon.

NASA’s Europa Probe Just Opened Its Eyes in UV

NASA’s Europa Clipper mission just captured its first ultraviolet light, marking the beginning of a journey to uncover whether Jupiter’s icy moon Europa could support life.

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