NASA’s Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP) lifted off aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from the agency’s ...

IMAP, which is 2.4 m in diameter and almost 1 m high, will also support real-time observations of the solar wind and ...

A space instrument built by the University of Colorado Boulder will launch aboard a NASA spacecraft on Sept. 23 to detect and ...

With the Interstellar Dust Experiment, scientists hope to learn more about the materials that compose our solar system and ...

In a study published in Reports on Progress in Physics, researchers have achieved device-independent characterization of ...

How realistic is artificial gravity in space? This video explores the physics behind the idea, why it’s so difficult to achieve, and how future technology might finally make it ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

Supriya Chakrabarti, Distinguished University Professor, Department of Physics and Applied Physics, University of Massachusetts Lowell and Director, Lowell Center for Space Science and Technology will ...

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NASA’s Princeton-led mission to explore the solar system’s boundary is now set to launch its probe on Sept. 24 from the ...

Seeking endorsements for her new book, Chanda Prescod-Weinstein finds herself staring at fundamental questions of space, time ...