Beyond the fact that this is the third known interstellar object to have entered our solar system, “we don’t know very much,” ...

Priscilla Diane Chapman Frisch, a University of Chicago Research Professor in Astronomy and Astrophysics and a world-leading ...

Southwest Research Institute has delivered the novel Compact Dual Ion Composition Experiment (CoDICE) instrument for final ...

The Voyager probes we sent from Earth back in the 70s found an incredible 'wall of fire' at the edge of our solar system ...

One by one, they both hit the "wall of fire" at the boundaries of our home system, measuring temperatures of 30,000-50,000 kelvin (54,000-90,000 degrees Fahrenheit) on their passage through it.

Voyager spacecrafts go beyond the solar system and garner several intriguing insights about the uncharted territory.

In a groundbreaking discovery, NASA’s Voyager spacecraft have crossed the boundaries of the Solar System to uncover an ...

The robotic Solar Orbiter spacecraft has obtained the first images ever taken of our sun's two poles as scientists seek a deeper understanding of Earth's host star, including its magnetic field, its ...

Gkioulidou started studying our solar system's star, made mostly of hydrogen and helium, years ago as a physics major in sun-drenched Greece, her home country. Today, she serves as the project ...

Far past the familiar boundaries of our solar system, NASA's intrepid Voyager spacecraft are sending back mind-boggling data, revealing a fascinating and intense frontier. While not a literal 'wall of ...

This is a feeling that has haunted humans throughout history. Not to know the limits of the entire universe, but to discover those of the solar system, NASA launched the two Voyager probes in 1977.