IMAP (Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe) - News Beep

A triptych illustration shows the Carruthers Geocorona Observatory facing the Sun, the IMAP spacecraft mapping the heliosphere, and SWFO-L1 monitoring space weather near Earth.

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NASA Sets Launch Coverage for Space Weather Missions

September 15, 2025

NASA will provide live coverage of prelaunch and launch activities for an observatory designed to study space weather…

A disk-shaped spacecraft hovers in space in front of a background of stars.

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NASA Invites Media to Learn About New Missions to Map Sun’s Influence

August 28, 2025

NASA will hold a media teleconference at 12 p.m. EDT on Thursday, Sept. 4, to discuss the agency’s…

Technicians conduct blanket closeout work on NASA’s IMAP (Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe) observatory at the Astrotech Space Operations Facility near NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Friday, Aug. 15, 2025. The IMAP mission will explore and map the boundaries of the heliosphere — a huge bubble created by the Sun’s wind that encapsulates our entire solar system — and study how the heliosphere interacts with the local galactic neighborhood beyond.

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NASA Invites Media to Joint Launch of Sun, Space Weather Missions

August 21, 2025

Media accreditation is open for the launch of three observatories that will study the Sun and enhance the…