In this artist's rendering released by NASA, the Voyager 1 spacecraft explores a new region of space at the edge of the solar system. (AP Photo/NASA) LOS ANGELES -- New research pinpoints the current location of NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft: It's still in our solar system. Since last summer, the long-running spacecraft has been exploring uncharted territory where the effects of interstellar space, or the space between stars, can be felt. Scientists don't know how thick this newfound region in...

This close-up look at an active region taken on July 9, 2010, shows a hotbed of magnetic activity, including a small solar flare bursting out into space. (NASA Solar Dynamics Laboratory) Our sun keeps us going, but in this age of advanced technology, it could also cripple our electronic devices. According to SPACE.com, the sun is approaching the peak of its 11-year cycle, and , creating temporary radio blackouts and shutting down GPS navigation. However, this would require the coronal...

NASA's audacious plan to grab an asteroid and park it near the moon is short on candidate space rocks at the moment, one researcher says. It's possible that not a single known object meets the current criteria of NASA's asteroid redirect mission (ARM), astrodynamical consultant Dan Adamo said during a presentation with NASA's Future In-Space Operations working group on Wednesday. To pull the mission off in a timely fashion, Adamo added, it may be necessary to mount a dedicated, space-based...