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NASA is responsible for the PUNCH (Polarimeter to Unify the Corona and Heliosphere) mission, which focuses on studying the Sun's corona, an important aspect of solar activity. The mission is part of a broader trend of increasing solar studies due to the Sun's nearing solar maximum. Solar maximum, when solar activity is at its peak, can affect satellite communications and power grids. NASA's PUNCH mission is one of the three major solar missions initiated since 2023 to better understand solar phenomena such as sunspots, solar flares, and coronal mass ejections.