Its immense heat and radiation can be very dangerous, which is why it is good that we are a distance away from it that we are ...

Interplanetary dust particles (IDPs): Small particles originating from comets, asteroids, and other celestial bodies within the solar system. Heliosphere: The region of space influenced by the ...

NASA's IMAP mission will delve into the mysteries of the heliosphere, mapping its boundaries and studying solar wind ...

When you first learned about the Solar System, you probably saw diagrams that made it look orderly, with planets arranged in ...

NASA's four PUNCH spacecraft have arrived at Vandenberg Space Force Base and are preparing for a February launch.

Scientists at NASA have found patterns which could help predict solar flares, the most common form of solar disturbances aka ...

If our solar system were to lose a few moons or even ... and the Polarimeter to Unify the Corona and Heliosphere, or PUNCH, mission, which combines four small satellites orbiting Earth to study ...

Crews conduct a solar array deployment test on the spacecraft of NASA's PUNCH (Polarimeter to Unify the Corona and Heliosphere) satellites at ...

Images captured by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory have revealed ... which could act as an early warning system for dangerous space weather. Earth's temporary asteroid friend last year was ...

Now in one sense outside of the solar system, their work to study distant ... Out there, they are used to study the “heliosphere”, or the giant bubble that comes out of the Sun and wraps ...

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

From its formative role in the solar system to its effect on Earth’s technology, studying heliophysics is essential for ...