Scale of Solar System ❤ | Free AstroScience

Have you heard? We are now officially in the solar maximum phase! That means we’re in the part of the 11-year solar cycle where solar eruptions, geomagnetic storms, and auroras are most likely to occur. But how do scientists tell where we are in the solar cycle? They count sunspots! Those dark solar splotches tell a story: As solar activity waxes and wanes, so does the sunspot count. But don’t just take our word for it – try it yourself! Track the current and past solar cycles with these fun sun

NASA Solar System Exploration on Reels

NASA Solar System Exploration on Reels

Recreate some of this year's highlights in NASA planetary exploration using our "Eyes on the Solar System" experience. First up, try the #JunoMission's close flyby of Jupiter's volcanic moon Io in February: https://go.nasa.gov/3DxJgNc What we learned: https://go.nasa.gov/4iUF2PP - NASA’s MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN) spacecraft celebrated 10 years of exploring the Red Planet’s atmosphere: https://go.nasa.gov/4gUcfZQ See its discoveries: https://go.nasa.gov/3XtVxbu - In October,