Recently, astronomers have observed mysterious flashes of light near the edge of the Milky Way, sparking curiosity and excitement within the scientific community. These unusual phenomena have led ...

NASA launched the Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP) spacecraft from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Wednesday, September 24.

NASA and SpaceX successfully launched the agency’s Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP) from Florida on Wednesday morning. Joining IMAP on its way to Lagrange Point 1 are two additional ...

This article will delve into the formation and significance of the heliosphere, the role of the IMAP mission, and its implications for understanding space weather and interstellar interactions. The ...

The Milky Way's interstellar medium—that is, the dust and gas that threads between our galaxy's billions of stars—is an abundant yet elusive material. That means the latest image from NASA's James ...

IMAP, which is 2.4 m in diameter and almost 1 m high, will also support real-time observations of the solar wind and ...

The Carruthers Geocorona Observatory is the first mission focused on studying changes in the exosphere, the Earth’s outermost ...

LOS ALAMOS, N.M. — It may look like your typical NASA rocket launch, but this one is going to help scientists study solar storms in outer space. NASA is using technology developed in New Mexico to ...

NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will help scientists better understand our Milky Way galaxy's less sparkly ...

Our solar system sits inside what astronomers call the Local Hot Bubble, a region about 300 light-years wide filled with very ...

The heliosphere, a region dominated by the Sun's influence, extends far beyond the orbits of known planets and acts as a shield against cosmic rays, protecting the inner solar system. Voyager 1 and 2 ...

Molecules containing noble gases shouldn’t exist. By definition, these chemical elements — helium, neon, argon, krypton, xenon and radon — are the party poopers of the periodic table, huddling in the ...