Heliosphere
Testing NASA’s IMAP (Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe)
Testing NASA’s IMAP (Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe) NASA’s IMAP (Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe) mission aims to map the solar system by studying the heliosphere, a giant bubble created by the Sun’s solar wind. The spacecraft will launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, no earlier than […]
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Eclipses, Science, NASA Firsts: Heliophysics Big Year Highlights
Eclipses, Science, NASA Firsts: Heliophysics Big Year Highlights The Helio Big Year, a period of heightened solar activity, has come to an end, but NASA scientists will continue studying the Sun’s influence on our planet. NASA’s Parker Solar Probe made history by traveling just 3.8 million miles from the Sun’s surface at a speed of […]
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