How a million-degree atmosphere shapes our space environment
In short: Witness the launch of NASA's IRIS mission, a specialized tool designed to observe the dynamic movements within the Sun's intense atmosphere and their impact on Earth.
This footage documents the Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS) departing Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, on June 26. As a NASA Small Explorer Mission, IRIS investigates how solar material moves through a million-degree atmosphere. This specific region is responsible for much of the ultraviolet solar emission that influences Earth's climate and the near-Earth space environment.
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