Sun news: How the sun stripped Mars of its air
Sun news for November 13, 2026. This illustration shows NASA’s twin ESCAPADE spacecraft orbiting Mars, as they’ll do once they arrive in 2027.
Sun news for November 13, 2026. This illustration shows NASA’s twin ESCAPADE spacecraft orbiting Mars, as they’ll do once they arrive in 2027. The two identical spacecraft will fly together to measure how the solar wind , a steady stream of particles from our sun, interacts with Mars’ magnetic environment. Flying as a pair lets ESCAPADE watch the solar wind and Mars’ response at the same time, from two places at once. Image via Rocket Lab USA/UC Berkeley . Sun news November 13: How the sun stripped Mars of its air Today’s top story: One year ago today, on November 13, 2025, NASA rolled out a Mars mission that will also be monitoring our sun. The twin ESCAPADE spacecraft lifted off on a Blue Origin New Glenn rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
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