Space Expansion Requires a "Space Map"—Designing the Solar System as a Transportation Network

If we are to think seriously about expanding into space, just as important as building rockets and spacecraft is a space map ...
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What is the heliosphere? A new mission could unravel the mysteries of this complex cosmic environment

Surrounding our solar system is a natural and enigmatic cosmic shield called the heliosphere — and a new mission has launched to help astronomers better understand it. Created by the solar wind, a ...
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Sept. 23: NASA could launch a mission to map the solar system’s boundaries.

The Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe, or IMAP, will be used by scientists to study the bubblelike structure in which our solar system exists. Known as the heliosphere, it is formed by the ...