Tag Archive for 'Heliosheath'

Solar System and the interstellar medium. Image credit: NASA / IBEX / Adler Planetarium.

IBEX Produces 3D Map of Heliosphere

Jun 15, 2021 by News Staff

Astronomers using NASA’s Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) satellite have mapped the boundary of the heliosphere, the vast region of space surrounding...

NASA’s Voyager spacecraft, one in the heliosheath and the other just beyond in interstellar space, took measurements as a solar event known as a global merged interaction region passed by each spacecraft four months apart. Image credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center / Mary Pat Hrybyk-Keith.

Researchers Measure Pressure in Solar System’s Heliosheath

Oct 9, 2019 by News Staff

Using data from NASA’s Voyager spacecraft, a team of scientists has calculated the total pressure from particles in the outer region of the Solar System,...

This image shows the position of NASA’s Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 probes, relative to the heliosphere. Image credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech.

NASA’s Voyager 2 Probe About to Leave Solar System

Oct 8, 2018 by News Staff

NASA’s Voyager 2 spacecraft has detected an increase in cosmic rays that originate outside the Solar System. Currently, the probe is approximately 11...