- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- April 11th, 2015
NASA Details Plans to Fly Spacecraft into the Sun's Atmosphere
While exploring the Sun's upper atmosphere, the space probe will face temperatures as high as 2,500°F (nearly 1,400°C)
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- June 26th, 2014
The Sun's Atmosphere Reaches a Height of 5 Million Miles, NASA Says
Astronomers explain this impressive distance is the equivalent of 12 solar radii
