New NASA Telescope Offers a First Glimpse of the Sun’s Mysterious Atmosphere [Watch], NASA “NASA’s Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS) spacecraft has captured its first observations of a region of […]
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IRIS First Results Teleconference
NASA Discusses First IRIS Solar Images in Media Teleconference, NASA “NASA will host a media teleconference at 1 p.m. EDT today to present the first images from NASA’s Interface Region […]
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IRIS Launched Successfully
NASA Launches Satellite to Study How Sun’s Atmosphere is Energized [Watch],NASA The IRIS launch was successful after a 13-minute ride into orbit aboard a Pegasus XL rocket. The launch was […]
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IRIS Launch Delayed 24 Hours
The Heliophysics System Observatory [Large version] “This image shows the Heliophysics System Observatory (HSO). The HSO utilizes the entire fleet of solar, heliospheric, geospace, and planetary spacecraft as a distributed […]
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Image: Prepping IRIS for Launch
Preparing NASA’s Next Solar Satellite for Launch, OnOrbit “Orbital Sciences team members move the second half of the payload fairing before it is placed over NASA’s IRIS (Interface Region Imaging […]
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Get Your Free IRIS Launch Tickets
IRIS Televised Launch Viewing at NASA’s Ames Research Center, NASA Ames “On Wednesday, June 26, NASA’s newest mission, the Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph or IRIS, will launch from Vandenberg Air […]