GLOWS (GLObal solar Wind Structure) is one of experiments on a NASA mission IMAP (Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe), scheduled for launch into a Lissajous orbit around the Lagrange point L1 in 2025. The objective of GLOWS is to investigate the global heliolatitude structure of the solar wind and its evolution during the solar cycle. Additionally, GLOWS investigates the distribution of interstellar neutral hydrogen (ISN H) and the solar radiation pressure acting on ISN H.
Latest News
- GLOWS integration!
It’s happening! Today GLOWS will be integrated with the IMAP satelite. Thanks to the live feed, we can all watch it. The integration should start at 8.00 AM local time (12:00 UTC, 14:00 in Poland). The feed is available here: […] - GLOWS arrived at APL
After successfully passing the PSR (pre-ship review), our instrument was carefully packed and transported to APL (Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory). During the journey, it was overseen by our two engineers. GLOWS arrived at the laboratory without any issues, […] - GLOWS PSR is done
The GLOWS instrument has reached another milestone. On August 8th, a PSR (Pre-Ship Review) of our photometer took place in Warsaw. A team of independent experts, along with engineers and scientists involved in the IMAP mission, assessed the presented state […] - GLOWS callibration
In March, calibration tests of the flight components of the GLOWS instrument were conducted. Our group of engineers spent 2 weeks at the German PTB (https://www.ptb.de/cms/) facility, conducting a series of test measurements. The instrument was illuminated with ultraviolet radiation, […]
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