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NASA just parked a spacecraft that could redraw the solar system, it might finally map its true shape

A NASA spacecraft has just reached its permanent observation point to begin a mission unlike any before. Known as IMAP, the ...

NASA begins mission to map the boundaries of our heliosphere

A NASA mission is underway to map the heliosphere, which is a huge protective bubble around the solar system that was created by the sun.
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3D map reveals our solar system's local bubble has an 'escape tunnel'

Using data from the eROSITA All-Sky Survey, astronomers have created a 3D map of the low-density bubble of X-ray-emitting, million-degree hot gas that surrounds the solar system. The investigation has ...
Astronomy

NASA’s IMAP solar observatory mission leads week of launches

NASA's Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP) mission is scheduled for launch, deploying to the Sun-Earth L1 Lagrange point to map the heliosphere. IMAP will utilize ten scientific ...