MUSE
NASA Multi-slit Solar Explorer (MUSE) is a future solar observatory planned for launch in 2027 to investigate the forces heating the Sun corona and driving flares and coronal mass ejections. MUSE will capture extreme-ultraviolet imaging spectroscopy at unprecedented resolution and cadence, improving understanding of the solar atmosphere and the Sun-Earth space-weather connection.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Multi-slit Solar ExplorerMUSE MissionMUSE
- Name
- MUSE
- Status
- planned
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- Description
- NASA Multi-slit Solar Explorer (MUSE) is a future solar observatory planned for launch in 2027 to investigate the forces heating the Sun corona and driving flares and coronal mass ejections. MUSE will capture extreme-ultraviolet imaging spectroscopy at unprecedented resolution and cadence, improving understanding of the solar atmosphere and the Sun-Earth space-weather connection.
- Destination
- Low-Earth Sun-synchronous orbit at approximately 620 km altitude for high-resolution extreme-ultraviolet imaging spectroscopy of the solar corona and transition region
- Programs
- Start Date
- 2027
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Links
- Official Url
- https://science.nasa.gov/mission/muse/
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 13, 2026 at 18:29:25 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 22, 2026 at 12:09:54 UTC
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