Magnetic Bubble
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Magnetic bubble could protect astronauts from dangerous space radiation
(ORDO NEWS) — People have long dreamed of going to Mars or beyond, and the success of companies like SpaceX and Blue Origin means that dream can become a reality like never before. But at present, sending astronauts on long missions to other worlds is impossible due to dangerous levels of radiation in space, outside of Earth‘s protective magnetic field. However, the new concept holds promise, and the researchers behind…
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Magnetic bubble around the Sun is similar to a croissant due to neutral hydrogen
(ORDO NEWS) — An international team of astrophysicists led by Merav Opher of Boston University has made a breakthrough in understanding the cosmic forces that form a protective “bubble” around our solar system – the bubble that protects life on Earth and is known to researchers as the heliosphere. None of the scientists know exactly what the true shape of the heliosphere is. In their study, Ofer and her group…