This chapter summarizes the community’s basic understanding of the physics of the outer heliosphere, focusing on the influence exerted on the solar wind by the interstellar medium (Box 2.1). In ...

Surrounding our solar system is a natural and enigmatic cosmic shield called the heliosphere — and a new mission has launched to help astronomers better understand it. Created by the solar wind, a ...

Most scientists thought it would be comet-shaped. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Our solar system's protective bubble may not be ...

Created by the Sun, the heliosphere is a protective shield that encompasses the entire solar system in a bubble of the ionized gas magnetic field. Earth is protected from explosions of radiation by a ...

A multi-institutional team of astrophysicists headquartered at Boston University, led by BU astrophysicist Merav Opher, has made a breakthrough discovery in our understanding of the cosmic forces that ...

Astrophysicists have made a breakthrough discovery in our understanding of the cosmic forces that shape the heliosphere. A multi-institutional team of astrophysicists headquartered at Boston ...

"We are the first mission to be able to track space weather events in three dimensions routinely across the solar system." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...