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NASA's PUNCH Mission Captures First Images, Maps Solar Wind

4/22/2025

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NASA's PUNCH mission has achieved a significant milestone by capturing its first-light images, advancing its 90-day commissioning phase. This groundbreaking mission, featuring four satellites, seeks to create a 3D map of solar wind and explore revolutionary water-powered propulsion. Scientific operations kick off in June, promising to unveil the mysteries of the Sun's corona and its journey into the heliosphere.

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NASA's PUNCH mission has achieved a significant milestone by capturing its first-light images, advancing its 90-day commissioning phase. This groundbreaking mission, featuring four satellites, seeks to create a 3D map of solar wind and explore revolutionary water-powered propulsion. Scientific operations kick off in June, promising to unveil the mysteries of the Sun's corona and its journey into the heliosphere.