NASA’s Voyager 1 Experiences Three “Tsunami Waves” in Interstellar Space
New data show that the shock wave that NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft began experiencing in February 2014 is still propagating outward. It is the longest-lasting…
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NASA Video Reveals the Difference Between Solar Flares and CMEs
This short NASA video highlights the differences between coronal mass ejections (CMEs) and solar flares. How do you tell the difference between a flare and…
New Findings from X-Ray Instrument Settle Decades-Old Interstellar Debate
New research resolves a decades-old puzzle about a fog of low-energy X-rays observed over the entire sky, confirming the long-held suspicion that much of this…
IBEX Explores the Magnetic System Beyond the Solar Wind
Newly published research uses IBEX data to paint a better picture of the magnetic system that surrounds us, offering an explanation for a decades-old mystery…
It’s Official – Voyager 1 Has Entered Interstellar Space
A newly published study has confirmed that the 36-year-old NASA Voyager 1 spacecraft has left our solar system and has entered interstellar space. NASA’s Voyager…
Study Shows Interstellar Wind Has Changed Direction
Based on data spanning four decades from eleven different spacecraft, a new study shows that interstellar wind most likely changed direction over the last 40…
NASA Spacecraft Observe Magnetic Reconnection in Action
By combining data from NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory and the Reuven Ramaty High Energy Solar Spectroscopic Imager, scientists were able to create a comprehensive view…
Fly Along with the Voyager Spacecraft as They Head Towards Interstellar Space
Follow NASA’s Voyager spacecraft as they head towards interstellar space with NASA’s Eyes on the Solar System program. A gauge on the Voyager home page,…
Voyager Spacecraft Poised to Make New Discoveries
Launched roughly 35 years ago, NASA’s Voyager 2 and Voyager 1 spacecraft are poised to make new discoveries as scientists eagerly await for signs that…
Voyager 1 Reports a Rapid Increase in High-Energy Cosmic Ray Particles
On a mission to explore interstellar space, NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft showed a rapid increase in the levels of high-energy cosmic ray particles, jumping by…
NASA’s High Resolution Coronal Imager Captures Sharpest Images of Sun’s Corona
With a resolution that is roughly five times more detailed than the Atmospheric Imaging Assembly instrument flying aboard NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory, NASA’s High Resolution…
Voyager May Become the First Human-Made Object to Enter Interstellar Space
Launched in 1977, the Voyager spacecraft are now over 9 billion miles away from the sun. With new data indicating that the Voyager 1 has…
Videos Covering Heliophysics Explain the Science of the Sun
Five Newly released videos from NASA help describe the science of the sun and its effects on the solar system and Earth, while covering the…
NASA Set to Launch 5 Rockets to Study High-Altitude Jet Stream
NASA is set to launch five rockets to study the high-speed winds and electrical turbulence of the high-altitude jet stream located 60 to 65 miles…
