"Optimizing Trajectories for Interstellar Spacecraft"

Scientists are exploring mission concepts for an interstellar probe to travel beyond the sun's heliosphere and understand its boundaries and shape. A study recommends an exit route through the heliosphere's tail end to maximize scientific measurements. The mission aims to collect samples from the local interstellar medium and provide unprecedented insights into the heliosphere's interaction with the interstellar environment. This research challenges previous assumptions about the optimal trajectory for the interstellar probe and emphasizes the importance of additional measurements outside the heliosphere to determine its shape and boundaries.