NASA set to launch latest satellite to study sun, improve space weather forecast

NASA is preparing to launch its latest sun-monitoring satellite on a mission to improve space weather prediction. The Iris satellite will observe a little-studied region of the sun that emits ultraviolet light. Scientists hope examining the sun’s lower atmosphere would help them learn more about how this region drives solar wind and powers the corona, the sun’s outer atmosphere seen during eclipses. More

(Source: Washington Post - Jun 6)