Boundary of heliosphere mapped for the first time (IMAGE)

DOE/Los Alamos National Laboratory

Boundary of heliosphere mapped for the first time

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A diagram of our heliosphere. For the first time, scientists have mapped the heliopause, which is the boundary between the heliosphere (brown) and interstellar space (dark blue).

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Credit: NASA/IBEX/Adler Planetarium

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