{"id":676,"date":"2025-07-30T07:52:39","date_gmt":"2025-07-30T04:52:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lbscience.org\/en\/2025\/07\/30\/first-images-from-the-punch-mission\/"},"modified":"2025-11-29T04:22:15","modified_gmt":"2025-11-29T02:22:15","slug":"first-images-from-the-punch-mission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lbscience.org\/en\/2025\/07\/30\/first-images-from-the-punch-mission\/","title":{"rendered":"First images from the PUNCH mission"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The PUNCH mission is designed to investigate the Sun\u2019s corona (its outer atmosphere) and the inner heliosphere, which consists of the solar wind and its particles that spread throughout the solar system.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The mission consists of four satellites the size of suitcases. One satellite has a narrow field of view, while the other three observe the Sun at a 45-degree angle. This configuration provides a three-dimensional view of the corona and the material ejected from it into space. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The mission will help us to understand <\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">how the Sun\u2019s atmosphere becomes the solar wind, <\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">how structures form within it, and the effect of these phenomena have on the solar system.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The video shows a composite image created using data from the four instruments. Filmed between 29 May and 5 June, it captures a massive eruption blasting from the Sun and spreading across the solar system.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"SwRI-led PUNCH mission captures data from huge solar eruption\" width=\"422\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/g88s4r_skxQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-36898\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lbscience.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/PUNCH.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"566\" height=\"566\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This frame from the video shows a coronal mass ejection (CME) in the upper part of the Sun. Particles can be seen rising through the solar atmosphere, marking the transition from the corona to interplanetary space. Note that the Sun itself is hidden from the camera\u2019s view to prevent sensor saturation. Sensor saturation from the Sun, would prevent us from observing the corona and heliosphere.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PUNCH will provide essential data for space weather forecasting and help to predict extreme events. Solar flares that trigger CMEs can affect Earth in various ways, such as intensified auroras and communication disruptions.\u00a0 Earth's magnetic field protects it from charged particles emitted from the Sun. However, at high intensity, CMEs can seriously damage satellites and power grids. Crewed space stations, both ISS and the Chinese space station, as well as the Hubble Space Telescope, can also be affected. The James Webb Space Telescope may be severely impacted because it is not shielded by the Earth's magnetic field.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Hebrew editing: Smadar Raban<br \/>\nEnglish editing: Gloria Volohonsky<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>References:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/mission\/punch\/\">PUNCH mission on NASA\u2019s site<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lbscience.org\/en\/2025\/05\/06\/89\/\">Two Steps into Space<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The PUNCH mission is designed to investigate the Sun\u2019s corona (its outer atmosphere) and the inner heliosphere, which consists of the solar wind and its particles that spread throughout the solar system. The mission consists of four satellites the size of suitcases. 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