The Princeton-led NASA mission has officially begun its science mission to study the sun and everything it touches. Princeton marked the occasion with a panel discussion, science talks and a reception ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. From left to right, this graphic illustrates how NASA’s Carruthers Geocorona Observatory, IMAP (Interstellar Mapping and ...

MORNING’S LAUNCH. IMAP IS GOING TO STUDY THE HELIOSPHERE. THE STUDY, HOW IT INTERACTS WITH THE INTERSTELLAR MEDIUM OUTSIDE, AND GIVE US ALL KINDS OF GREAT INSIGHTS INTO HOW IT IT’S AFFECTED BY SOLAR ...

Scientists have found a protective bubble around a young star, HD 61005. This astrosphere, similar to our Sun's heliosphere, shields planets from harmful cosmic rays. The discovery helps understand ...

As one of the five panels that will provide input to the steering committee of the Decadal Survey for Solar and Space Physics (Heliophysics) 2024-2033; the Panel on the Physics of the Sun and ...

The Solar System is vast, made up of eight planets, countless moons, and millions of asteroids, all orbiting the Sun. But like any territory, it has a boundary. This boundary is invisible, yet it ...

(CNN) — Surrounding our solar system is a natural and enigmatic cosmic shield called the heliosphere — and a new mission has launched to help astronomers better understand it. Created by the solar ...