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NASA begins mission to map the boundaries of our heliosphere
IMAP will use advanced instruments to study solar wind interactions and charged particles, aiding space weather forecasting that impacts spacecraft and astronauts, NASA said.
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NASA begins mission to map the boundaries of our heliosphere
A NASA probe has started its mission to map the heliosphere, which is a huge protective bubble around the solar system that was created by the sun, the space agency announced on Monday.The space agency’s Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe, or IMAP, is expected to continue its mission for two years, using scientific instruments to chart the boundaries of the heliosphere and what’s going on inside of it. The probe is focusing on high-ener…
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With the IMAP mission, scientists want to understand the shape, dynamics and protective role of the heliosphere, this magnetic bubble that separates our star from the rest of the galaxy.
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