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

The Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) is a small satellite already orbiting Earth. IBEX has special instruments gathering ...

The Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) is a small satellite already orbiting Earth. IBEX has special instruments gathering data to create the first map of the boundary of interstellar space.

That situation changed in 2008 with the launch of the Interstellar Boundary Explorer, or IBEX, which collects and analyzes the neutral particles.

With Voyager 2 in the background, John Casani holds a small U.S. flag that was sewn into the spacecraft's thermal blankets ...

Captured just days after its discovery, the images offer the clearest view yet of this rare visitor from beyond our solar system.

Research on heliospheric physics and interstellar medium dynamics has advanced our understanding of the complex interaction between the solar wind and the interstellar environment.

[4] Where solar wind meets interstellar medium. Nature Astronomy (2023). [5] Oblique and rippled heliosphere structures from the Interstellar Boundary Explorer. Nature Astronomy (2022).

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has unlocked the depths of interstellar space with unprecedented clarity, offering humanity a high-resolution window into the cosmos. Harnessing this newfound ...