Abstract Solar Probe Plus (SPP) will be the first spacecraft to fly into the low solar corona.
SPP's main science goal is to determine the structure and dynamics of the Sun's coronal …

Abstract In July 2016, NASA's Juno mission becomes the first spacecraft to enter polar orbit
of Jupiter and venture deep into unexplored polar territories of the magnetosphere. Focusing …

Aims. Solar Orbiter, the first mission of ESA's Cosmic Vision 2015–2025 programme and a
mission of international collaboration between ESA and NASA, will explore the Sun and …

The Sun, as an active star, is the driver of energetic phenomena that structure interplanetary
space and affect planetary atmospheres. The effects of Space Weather on Earth and the …

We report on a study that compares the properties of magnetic clouds (MCs) during the first
73 months of solar cycles 23 and 24 in order to understand the weak geomagnetic activity in …

Abstract NASA's Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) mission has operated in space for a
full solar activity cycle (Solar Cycle 24), and IBEX observations have exposed the global …

The interaction of the heliosphere with the local interstellar medium (LISM) results in a
complicated series of boundary regions. The Voyager 1 and 2 spacecraft are exploring …

For more than five decades, the shape and interactions of the heliosphere with the local
interstellar medium have been discussed in the context of two competing models, posited in …

We use observations from the MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry, and
Ranging (MESSENGER) spacecraft, in orbit around Mercury, to investigate interplanetary …

We report on a study of all major solar eruptions that occurred on the frontside of the Sun
during the rise to peak phase of cycle 24 (first 62 months) in order to understand the key …