SpaceX launches a pair of NASA satellites to probe the origins of space weather
The twin spacecraft are part of the NASA-funded TRACERS mission, which will spend at least a year measuring plasma conditions in narrow regions of Earth's magnetic field known as polar cusps.
Massive 250,000-mile-long 'canyon of fire' erupts on the sun
A massive explosion of solar plasma erupted from the sun, caught by NASA satellites, showcasing a dramatic burst large enough to stretch across 30 Earths.