Our Home In Space Series
The heliosphere, the massive bubble created by our Sun, is like our “house” in space. It shelters us from harsh weather outside and regulates the environment inside. Without our heliosphere, Earth may never have developed life at all.
But there’s a lot we still don’t know about our cosmic home. How big is it, and what is it shaped like? How does it compare to the “houses” created by other stars? A new NASA mission will soon unlock answers to these questions and more.
Launching as early as Sept. 23, NASA’s Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe will help us construct the “blueprints” or our home in space.
This three-part series explores how we learn about our heliosphere, how it protects us, and how it advances the search for life elsewhere in the Universe.
Our Home in Space Part 1: The Missing Blueprints
Watch this video on the NASA Goddard YouTube channel.
Music Credit: "Evanescence" and "Blossom" from Universal Production Music
Our Home in Space Part 2: "Leaks" from Deep Space
Watch this video on the NASA Goddard YouTube channel.
Music Credit: "From Embers" and "It Came from the Sea" from Universal Production Music
Our Home in Space Part 3: The Cost of Protection
Watch this video on the NASA Goddard YouTube channel.
Music Credit: "Enceladus" from Universal Production Music
Credits
Please give credit for this item to:
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
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Producers
- Ryan Fitzgibbons (eMITS)
- Miles S. Hatfield (Telophase)
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Editor
- Ryan Fitzgibbons (eMITS)
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Writer
- Miles S. Hatfield (Telophase)
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Talent
- Miles S. Hatfield (Telophase)
Release date
This page was originally published on Monday, September 15, 2025.
This page was last updated on Tuesday, September 30, 2025 at 1:27 PM EDT.