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SpaceX launch Sept. 24.

SpaceX launches 3 probes to study space weather and map the boundaries of our solar system (video)

By Mike Wall Published

NASA's IMAP mission and two other spacecraft launched atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket early Wednesday morning (Sept. 24) to study space weather and its effects on Earth.

Launches & Spacecraft
From left to right, NASA’s Carruthers Geocorona Observatory, IMAP (Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe), and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Space Weather Follow On-Lagrange 1 (SWFO-L1) missions will map our Sun’s influence across the solar system in new ways.

Watch SpaceX launch 3 space weather probes today

By Mike Wall Published

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch NASA's ambitious IMAP mission and two other space weather probes early Wednesday morning (Sept. 24), and you can watch the action live.

Launches & Spacecraft
NASA’s Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP) spacecraft has completed a critical design review and is on track for its scheduled 2025 launch.

SpaceX targets Sept. 23 for launch of NASA's IMAP mission to map the boundaries of our solar system

By Josh Dinner Published

A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch on Sept. 23 will send three spacecraft a million miles from Earth to map the heliosphere and expand our understanding of space weather and atmospheric science.

Launches & Spacecraft
This diagram illustrates the location of Lagrange point 1, between Earth and the sun.

What are Lagrange points?

By Keith Cooper Last updated

Reference Find out who discovered the Lagrange points, how space agencies use them and the asteroids that accumulate at them.

Reference
A day in the life of Earth, as seen from a million miles away through the lens of NASA’s Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera (EPIC), affixed to NOAA’s Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR).

NASA Satellite Captures EPIC View of Earth's Clouds and More (Video)

By Calla Cofield Published

New images from the EPIC camera capture the entire face of the Earth in one snapshot, and provide amazing information about changes on the planet.

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