Inouye Solar Telescope’s Critical Science Plan released
“Critical Science Plan for the Daniel K . Inouye Solar Telescope (DKIST),” has been published in the journal of Solar Physics. This document outlines the scientific context of the Inouye Solar...
View ArticleExploring the Sources of the Solar Wind with Parker Solar Probe and NSO/GONG
In August 2018 NASA launched Parker Solar Probe, humanity’s mission to touch the Sun. In November, PSP flew close to the Sun for the first time (getting more than 5x closer to the Sun than the Earth),...
View ArticleMy Experience as an Undergraduate Researcher Preparing Calibrations for DKIST...
The Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope (DKIST) will obtain spectra with levels of accuracy and resolutions never before seen. Given that the ground-based telescope will undeniably encounter different...
View ArticleNSF’s GONG Observations of Long-period Oscillations of the Sun
The Sun is a ball of hot gas, allowing its interior to transmit sound. These sound waves bounce around under the surface, much like a bell. The waves can be characterized by their modes, which are akin...
View ArticleInouye Telescope project passes final construction review
National Science Foundation (NSF) recently convened an external review panel for the Final Construction Review (FCR) of the Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope (DKIST) Project. The FCR extended over a...
View ArticleThe National Solar Observatory Endorses the ASTRO2020 Decadal Survey
Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope, Poised to Revolutionize Solar Observations, Recognized as NSF’s Crowning Achievement The National Solar Observatory (NSO) endorses the scientific vision in the...
View ArticleDKIST Begins its Operations Commissioning Phase
The National Science Foundation’s Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope (DKIST) is transitioning to its operations commissioning phase. The Inouye Solar Telescope will perform first science observations,...
View ArticleResearchers Observe Massive CME on Distant, Sun-Like Star
On April 5, 2020, a NSO researcher and team observed the beginning of a CME forming on EK Draconis. At roughly 50-125 million years in age and 111 light-years from Earth, EK Draconis is a young,...
View ArticleDr. Jack Zirker, former Director of Sacramento Peak Observatory , dies at 94
Dr. Jack B Zirker, a longtime researcher at the Sacramento Peak Observatory and a key figure in the formation of the National Solar Observatory, died suddenly Sunday, January 9, 2022, at the age of 94....
View ArticleStaff Highlight: Aimee Szabo – Sr. Electrical Engineer
The NSO celebrates Women In Science Day! Meet some of our amazing team members who identify as women and read their inspiring stories.
View ArticleNSO Team Identify Large Active Region on the Farside of the Sun
Eruptive activity ramps up as the farside region turns towards Earth The NSO team has noted what appears to be a large active region growing on the farside of the Sun. Dr. Kiran Jain explains that the...
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