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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Our corner of the universe, the solar system, is nestled inside the Milky Way galaxy, home to more than 100 billion stars. The solar system is encased in a bubble called the heliosphere, which ...

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 ...