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| | | | | The Sun sends out a constant flow of charged particles called the solar wind, which ultimately travels past all the planets to some three times the distance to Pluto before being impeded by the interstellar medium. This forms a giant bubble around the Sun and its planets, known as the heliosphere. NASA studies the heliosphere [...] | |
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| | | | | July 14, 2022: You know a solar flare is strong when even the Voyager spacecraft feel it. Twenty-two years ago today (July 14, 2000) the sun exploded with so much force, it sent shockwaves to the edge of the solar system. Earth was on the doorstep of the blast, nicknamed the "Bastille Day Event" because... | |
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| | | | | A series of solar flares occurred on the Sun in the last couple of days, and when their repercussions reach Earth, they may cause quite a storm in the Earth's magnetic field... resulting in Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis). | |
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| | | Explore the eight (or nine) planets of the solar system in order from nearest to the sun and discover the many wonders of our solar system along the way. | ||