From the archives of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, this short film from 1977 describes the mission of the two Voyager spacecraft before they launched on their journey to Jupit ...
This includes designing radiation protection vests and helping to improve solar storm forecasting. NASA also takes measurements of the solar wind around the solar system to help better understand the ...
The Sun’s influence extends far beyond its blazing surface. The solar wind, a torrent of charged particles, streams through the solar system, shaping planetary atmospheres and space weather. Despite ...
NASA Meanwhile, the volatiles (gases, liquids, and ice) driven off from the inner planets condensed in a ring or disc beyond the snow line in the outer regions of the young solar system.