A NASA mission, IMAP, will investigate and map the sun's particles and energy across the entire heliosphere, using a ...

Astrophysicists at the University of Colorado's JILA, National Institute of Science and Technology, have conducted an ...

A new study provides fresh insight into traditional acid-base chemistry by revealing that the mutual neutralization of ...

A research team linked nearby stellar explosions to at least one, possibly two, mass die-offs after calculating the supernova ...

This image features a deep field view of the Cassiopeia constellation immersed in the glow of ionized hydrogen gas, where the ...

The heliosphere, a cosmic bubble formed by the Sun, protects our solar system from interstellar threats and influences life's ...

The Radcliffe Wave is a massive, undulating structure filled with dense clouds of gas and dust, stretching across several ...

Astronomers at the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy have created the most comprehensive three-dimensional map of the characteristics of cosmic dust in the Milky Way galaxy, according to a study ...

Astronomers rely on clear observations to study celestial objects, but cosmic dust alters what we see, making stars appear ...

Astronomers have constructed the first detailed 3D map of the properties of cosmic dust in our home galaxy. For their map, the astronomers used 130 million spectra from ESA's Gaia mission, results ...

The interstellar medium — the matter and radiation in the space between stars — is crucial for the Milky Way's material cycle and star formation. Most elements heavier than hydrogen and helium ...