The Polarization Potential as a Probe into Interstellar Matter

A Probe into the Concept of Friendship in the Qur’ān

The topic of human relationships—be they positive and sympathetic, or negative and hostile—receives a great amount of attention in the Qur’ān. Human beings need to be aware of both their friends and their enemies in order to learn how to engage with both groups, how to make additional friends and defend themselves from harm caused by enemies, and, if possible, turn these enemies into friends. T...

Radio Polarimetry as a Probe of Interstellar Magnetism

Ultraviolet Interstellar Linear Polarization

Astro-2 has revealed a broad weak spectral feature in the ultraviolet interstellar linear polarization for two lines of sight, connrming the original detection toward HD 197770 and adding HD 147933-4. These are the only two polarization features found in some 30 lines of sight now observed. Both features are centered close to 2175 A, the position of the ubiquitous ultraviolet extinction bump. T...

Enabling interstellar probe

The scientific community has advocated a scientific probe to the interstellar medium for over 30 years. While the Voyager spacecraft have passed through the termination shock of the solar wind, they have limited lifetimes as their radioisotope power supplies decay. It remains unclear whether they can reach the heliopause, the boundary between shocked solar wind and interstellar plasmas, and, in...

The Science with the Interstellar Heliopause Probe

After the exciting in-situ observations of the termination shock and the entry of the Voyager 1 spacecraft in the heliosheath, there is a growing awareness of the significance of the physics of the outer heliosphere. Its understanding helps to clarify the structure of our immediate interstellar neighbourhood, contributes to the clarification of fundamental astrophysical processes like the accel...