Together they form the heliosphere within the surrounding local interstellar medium—the plasma, neutral particles and dust that fill the space between stars and their respective astrospheres.

Helium can help scientists detect the speed and direction at which we’re moving through space. Deuterium, which is left over ...

Together they form the heliosphere within the surrounding local interstellar medium – the plasma, neutral particles and dust that fill the space between stars and their respective astrospheres.

"We are the first mission to be able to track space weather events in three dimensions routinely across the solar system." ...

Most people hear “spacecraft” and envision rockets blasting into space, but they’re often not aware of the meticulous ...

An upcoming NASA mission will feature a major piece of technology designed by a team of researchers from the University of New Hampshire.

With the installation of a charged particle detector on Dec. 3, 2024, all 10 of NASA's Interstellar Mapping ... IMAP will map the boundaries of the heliosphere—the protective bubble surrounding ...

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 ...