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Heliosphere

space Maturity 7-9

The Sun makes a big bubble.

PIA12375.jpg
PIA12375.jpg
This bubble is in space. It keeps us safe from bad rays. It is like a shield for us. Can you see the Sun's bubble?
The Sun as seen in January 1st 2015.jpg
The Sun as seen in January 1st 2015.jpg

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File:The Sun as seen in January 1st 2015.jpg
The Sun as seen in January 1st 2015.jpg
File:Heliospheric-current-sheet.gif
Heliospheric-current-sheet.gif
File:Heliosphere-washbasin.svg
Heliosphere-washbasin.svg
File:Transitional regions.jpg
Transitional regions.jpg
File:PIA12375.jpg
PIA12375.jpg
File:STEREO ENAs HI.jpg
STEREO ENAs HI.jpg
File:IBEXmagneticfieldinfluence.jpg
IBEXmagneticfieldinfluence.jpg
File:NASA Heliophysics Division fleet as of July 2024.png
NASA Heliophysics Division fleet as of...
File:IBEX all sky map.jpg
IBEX all sky map.jpg
File:Teilchendichte Voyagersonden.jpg
Teilchendichte Voyagersonden.jpg
File:Voyager speed and distance from Sun.svg
Voyager speed and distance from Sun.svg
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