LL Orionis and its heliosphere interacting with interstellar gas and plasma near the edge of the Orion Nebula (M42). Image Credit: Hubble Heritage Team (AURA / STScI), C. R. O’Dell (Vanderbilt), and NASA.
The Invisible Shield of our Sun
Voyager 1 famously entered interstellar space back in the summer of 2012. In doing so, it left behind the protection of our Sun—a mighty shield called the heliosphere.
What is the heliosphere, how is it created, and what does it shield our solar system from? Find out the answers to all these questions and more in this month’s column!
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