heliosphere
noun
he·li·o·sphere
ˈhē-lē-ə-ˌsfir 
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: the region in space influenced by the sun or solar wind
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Passage through one cloud in particular, located in the Lynx constellation, might have sent the heliosphere out of whack.
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Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 June 2024
Both are in interstellar space and the only spacecraft to operate beyond the heliosphere — the sun’s bubble of magnetic fields and particles that extends well beyond Pluto’s orbit.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 18 June 2024
Typically, Earth and all our solar system’s planets are enveloped in a protective, giant bubble of plasma from the sun known as the heliosphere.
—Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 June 2024
Inside the heliosphere, space is dominated by particles of the solar wind, while outside of it, cosmic rays reign.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 14 June 2024
The storied spacecraft is exploring the outermost edge of the Sun’s domain, combining its observations with data from newer missions to get a better understanding of how the heliosphere interacts with interstellar space.
—Passant Rabie / Gizmodo, Quartz, 23 Apr. 2024
Both are in interstellar space and are the only spacecraft ever to operate beyond the heliosphere, the sun’s bubble of magnetic fields and particles that extends well beyond the orbit of Pluto.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 14 Mar. 2024
Unaffected by electromagnetic fields, these uncharged particles continuously drift into the heliosphere.
—Diane Hope, Ars Technica, 12 Dec. 2023
One remaining uncertainty is where and when New Horizons will be able to collect critical data at a key location: upon its exit from the heliosphere.
—Diane Hope, Ars Technica, 12 Dec. 2023
Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 June 2024
Both are in interstellar space and the only spacecraft to operate beyond the heliosphere — the sun’s bubble of magnetic fields and particles that extends well beyond Pluto’s orbit.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 18 June 2024
Typically, Earth and all our solar system’s planets are enveloped in a protective, giant bubble of plasma from the sun known as the heliosphere.
—Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 June 2024
Inside the heliosphere, space is dominated by particles of the solar wind, while outside of it, cosmic rays reign.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 14 June 2024
The storied spacecraft is exploring the outermost edge of the Sun’s domain, combining its observations with data from newer missions to get a better understanding of how the heliosphere interacts with interstellar space.
—Passant Rabie / Gizmodo, Quartz, 23 Apr. 2024
Both are in interstellar space and are the only spacecraft ever to operate beyond the heliosphere, the sun’s bubble of magnetic fields and particles that extends well beyond the orbit of Pluto.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 14 Mar. 2024
Unaffected by electromagnetic fields, these uncharged particles continuously drift into the heliosphere.
—Diane Hope, Ars Technica, 12 Dec. 2023
One remaining uncertainty is where and when New Horizons will be able to collect critical data at a key location: upon its exit from the heliosphere.
—Diane Hope, Ars Technica, 12 Dec. 2023
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heliosphere
noun
he·li·o·sphere
ˈhē-lē-ə-ˌsfir
-ō-
-ō-
: the region of space that is affected by the sun or solar wind
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