Noun
the region inside the heliopause containing the sun and solar system
Source: WordNetThe recordings represent the first sounds to be captured in interstellar space. citation While Voyager 1 is commonly spoken of as having left the Solar System simultaneously with having left the heliosphere, the two are not the same. Source: Internet
ICMEs cause shock waves in the thin plasma of the heliosphere, launching electromagnetic waves and accelerating particles (mostly protons and electrons ) to form showers of ionizing radiation that precede the CME. Source: Internet
Turbulence and dynamic forces in the heliosphere cannot affect the shape of the solar corona within, because the information can only travel at the speed of Alfvén waves. Source: Internet
The solar wind travels outward continuously through the heliosphere, citation citation forming the solar magnetic field into a spiral shape, until it impacts the heliopause more than 50 AU from the Sun. Source: Internet
It is suspected that solar wind at this distance turns sideways because of interstellar wind pushing against the heliosphere. Source: Internet
On December 3, 2012, Voyager project scientist Ed Stone of the California Institute of Technology said, "Voyager has discovered a new region of the heliosphere that we had not realized was there. Source: Internet