Using NASA's Chandra X-ray space telescope, astronomers have performed high-resolution X-ray spectroscopic observations of a ...
How can astronomers pierce through the interstellar fog of the Milky Way—not to study distant objects, but to understand the fog itself? It just takes a little light. On January 12, 2003, NASA ...
As part of the Decadal Survey on Astronomy and Astrophysics (Astro2020), the Panel on the Interstellar Medium and Star and Planet Formation will identify and articulate the scientific themes that will ...
Molecules containing noble gases shouldn’t exist. By definition, these chemical elements — helium, neon, argon, krypton, xenon and radon — are the party poopers of the periodic table, huddling in the ...
Research on heliospheric physics and interstellar medium dynamics has advanced our understanding of the complex interaction between the solar wind and the interstellar environment. The heliosphere – a ...