The heliosphere is a protective bubble created by the solar wind and is comprised of a stream of primarily protons, electrons, and alpha particles. It extends from the sun into interstellar space and ...

For the first time, the boundary of the heliosphere has been mapped, giving scientists a better understanding of how solar and interstellar winds interact. For the first time, the boundary of the ...

From left to right, this graphic illustrates how NASA’s Carruthers Geocorona Observatory, IMAP (Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe), and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s ...

At the edge of the solar system is a violent frontier where two cosmic powers clash. On one side is the solar wind, the constant flood of hot, charged particles flowing out of the sun at hundreds of ...

Earth and the planets in the solar system sit within the heliosphere, a giant bubble formed by the charged particles, like protons, electrons, and alpha particles called the Solar Wind that emanate ...

As a massive bubble encasing the solar system that stretches across tens of billions of miles and protects us from harmful interstellar radiation, there is a lot for us to learn about the heliosphere.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. A diagram of our heliosphere. For the first time, scientists ...

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 ...

Los Alamos, N.M., June 10, 2021 - For the first time, the boundary of the heliosphere has been mapped, giving scientists a better understanding of how solar and ...