A Model of the Interstellar Magnetic Fields (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

A Model of the Interstellar Magnetic Fields

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A model of the interstellar magnetic fields -- which would otherwise be straight -- warping around the outside of our heliosphere, based on data from NASA's Interstellar Boundary Explorer. The red arrow shows the direction in which the solar system moves through the galaxy.

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