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NASA selects new mission to study giant solar particle storms
Source: Xinhua| 2020-04-01 14:33:16|Editor: huaxia
WASHINGTON, March 31 (Xinhua) -- NASA has selected a new mission to study how the Sun generates and releases giant space weather storms, known as solar particle storms, into planetary space, according to the latest release of NASA earlier this week.
The new mission, called the Sun Radio Interferometer Space Experiment (SunRISE), will help understand how the solar system works to protect astronauts traveling in space by providing better information on how the Sun's radiation affects the space environment, said the release.
"We are so pleased to add a new mission to our fleet of spacecraft that help us better understand the Sun, as well as how our star influences the space environment between planets," said Nicky Fox, director of NASA's Heliophysics Division.
"The more we know about how the Sun erupts with space weather events, the more we can mitigate their effects on spacecraft and astronauts," the director added.
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http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2020-04/01/c_138937815.htm
