Observations of the outer heliosphere, heliosheath, and interstellar medium

JD Richardson, LF Burlaga, H Elliott, WS Kurth… - Space science …, 2022 - Springer
The Voyager spacecraft have left the heliosphere and entered the interstellar medium,
making the first observations of the termination shock, heliosheath, and heliopause. New …

Future exploration of the outer heliosphere and very local interstellar medium by interstellar probe

PC Brandt, E Provornikova, SD Bale, A Cocoros… - Space science …, 2023 - Springer
A detailed overview of the knowledge gaps in our understanding of the heliospheric
interaction with the largely unexplored Very Local Interstellar Medium (VLISM) are provided …

Turbulence in the outer heliosphere

F Fraternale, L Adhikari, H Fichtner, TK Kim… - Space Science …, 2022 - Springer
The solar wind (SW) and local interstellar medium (LISM) are turbulent media. Their
interaction is governed by complex physical processes and creates heliospheric regions …

Interstellar Conditions Deduced from Interstellar Neutral Helium Observed by IBEX and Global Heliosphere Modeling

P Swaczyna, M Bzowski, J Heerikhuisen… - The Astrophysical …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
In situ observations of interstellar neutral (ISN) helium atoms by the IBEX-Lo instrument on
board the Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) mission are used to determine the velocity …

Theory and transport of nearly incompressible magnetohydrodynamic turbulence: high plasma beta regime

L Adhikari, GP Zank, B Wang, L Zhao… - The Astrophysical …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Nearly incompressible magnetohydrodynamic (NI MHD) theory for β∼ 1 (or β≪ 1) plasma
has been developed and applied to the study of solar wind turbulence. The leading-order …

Oblique and rippled heliosphere structures from the Interstellar Boundary Explorer

EJ Zirnstein, BL Shrestha, DJ McComas, MA Dayeh… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Past analysis has shown that the heliosphere structure can be deduced from correlations
between long-scale solar wind pressure evolution and energetic neutral atom emissions …

Oxygen production from dissociation of Europa's water-ice surface

JR Szalay, F Allegrini, RW Ebert, F Bagenal… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Jupiter's moon Europa has a predominantly water-ice surface that is modified by exposure to
its space environment. Charged particles break molecular bonds in surface ice, thus …

In situ observations of interstellar pickup ions from 1 au to the outer heliosphere

EJ Zirnstein, E Möbius, M Zhang, J Bower… - Space Science …, 2022 - Springer
Interstellar pickup ions are an ubiquitous and thermodynamically important component of
the solar wind plasma in the heliosphere. These PUIs are born from the ionization of the …

Water‐group pickup ions from Europa‐genic neutrals orbiting Jupiter

JR Szalay, HT Smith, EJ Zirnstein… - Geophysical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Water‐group gas continuously escapes from Jupiter's icy moons to form co‐orbiting
populations of particles or neutral toroidal clouds. These clouds provide insights into their …

Interstellar neutrals, pickup ions, and energetic neutral atoms throughout the heliosphere: present theory and modeling overview

JM Sokół, H Kucharek, II Baliukin, H Fahr… - Space Science …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Interstellar neutrals (ISNs), pick-up ions (PUIs), and energetic neutral atoms (ENAs)
are fundamental constituents of the heliosphere and its interaction with the neighboring …