A NASA mission to study the heliosphere—the sun's magnetic bubble that shields our solar system—and develop a better understanding of space weather was launched from the agency's Kennedy Space Center ...

The spacecraft will map the boundaries of the heliosphere, study how Earth’s outer atmosphere reacts to solar activity and provide continuous monitoring of space weather ...

The spacecraft will study the solar system's edge, magnetic fields in interplanetary space, and remnants of exploded stars.

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has once again made history by achieving a speed that is almost unimaginable. During its recent journey through the Sun’s outer atmosphere, known as the corona, the ...

IMAP will launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon-9 on a mission to chart the very edge of the solar system — the heliosphere’s boundary— where the Sun’s influence yields to the interstellar medium.

The three satellites look to measure mysteries of space weather while also acting as a warning system for its dangerous effects.

The IMAP mission will play a part in the Artemis moon missions; Three craft were launched for these three missions: IMAP, SWFO-L1 and Carruthers; The IMAP w ...

NASA has launched a mission from Kennedy Space Center to study the heliosphere, aiming to enhance understanding of space weather.

One of the studies, published in the journal Nature Astronomy, shows that ice inside the parent asteroid melted and reacted with dust, forming the minerals that now make up about 80% of Bennu. Certain ...