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IMAP will study the boundary between the solar system and interstellar space

The Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP) is being launched later this month to study the outer reaches of the ...
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SpaceX targets Sept. 23 for launch of NASA's IMAP mission to map the boundaries of our solar system

A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch on Sept. 23 will send three spacecraft a million miles from Earth to map the heliosphere and expand ...
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NASA are planning to launch a space weather observatory with a Rideshare Mission

NASA is preparing to launch a new observatory that will help scientists better understand space weather and the protective ...
Santa Rosa Press Democrat

Spacecraft expected to give clues to origins of solar system; impact may be visible

In 2004, NASA's Stardust craft flew within 147 miles of Comet Wild 2 on its way back to Earth carrying interstellar dust samples. Scientists say Deep Impact has real science value that it is hoped ...
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NASA's IMAP Mission to Probe Space Boundaries

SummaryNASA's new Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe, or IMAP, will launch no earlier than Tuesday, Sept. 23 to ...