GLOWS

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.

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  • IBEX is back online
    The NASA IMAP mission (Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe), which involves the team from the Space Research Center of the Polish Academy of Sciences preparing their own experiment and research instrument called GLOWS (Global solar Wind Structure), would not have […]
  • NASA’s IMAP Mission Successfully Completes Critical Design Review
    At the end of January of this year, the IMAP mission successfully passed its Critical Design Review. The mission management received the green light to build the flight version of all systems. This is a huge success for the entire […]
  • GLOWS first light! The instrument is being prepared for a mission NASA IMAP
    The Space Research Center of the Polish Academy of Sciences is working on the GLOWS instrument.Construction of the engineering model has already been completed and testing is underway favorably. “GLOWS saw the first light,” says Professor Maciej Bzowski, head of […]
  • Kosmos is an Eldorado for Polish science – an article in “Puls Biznesu”
    The Polish Academy of Sciences and NASA have been partners for many years. They conduct joint research and experiments. The Space Research Center of the Polish Academy of Sciences is working on the construction of a GLOWS photometer for IMAP […]

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