The spacecraft will study the heliosphere, a vast bubble created by the Sun's solar wind. This bubble acts like a shield, ...

This giant protective bubble, created by the Sun's solar wind, extends far beyond the orbit of Neptune and shields life in our solar system from harmful cosmic radiation and high-energy particles.

The Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP) is being launched later this month to study the outer reaches of the ...

That may be about to change: NASA is preparing a brand new mission that will travel 1 million miles away from Earth in order to map the boundaries of the heliosphere, offering clues to scientists ...

NASA is preparing to launch a new observatory that will help scientists better understand space weather and the protective ...

A triple threat of spacecraft will launch later this month to study the influence of the Sun that causes space weather events ...

NASA is targeting liftoff at NET 7:32 a.m. on Tuesday, September 23, from Launch Complex 39A at NASA Kennedy Space Center.

In 2004, NASA's Stardust craft flew within 147 miles of Comet Wild 2 on its way back to Earth carrying interstellar dust samples. Scientists say Deep Impact has real science value that it is hoped ...