News tagged with bow shocks
New Interstellar Boundary Explorer data show heliosphere's long-theorized bow shock does not exist
For the last few decades, space scientists have generally accepted that the bubble of gas and magnetic fields generated by the sun – known as the heliosphere – moves through space, creating three ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 10, 2012 |
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The shocking environment of hot Jupiters
(PhysOrg.com) -- Jupiter-like worlds around other stars push shock waves ahead of them, according to a team of UK astronomers. Just as the Earth's magnetic "bow-shock" protects us from the high-energy solar ...
Apr 19, 2011 |
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New ways to measure magnetism around the sun
Those who study the sun face an unavoidable hurdle in their research – their observations must be done from afar. Relying on images and data collected from 90 million miles away, however, makes it tough ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jul 14, 2011 |
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Hubble Finds Stars That 'Go Ballistic'
(PhysOrg.com) -- Even some stars go ballistic, racing through interstellar space like bullets and tearing through clouds of gas.
Jan 07, 2009 |
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Help! My stars are leaking!
Star clusters are wonderful test beds for theories of stellar formation and evolution. One of the key roles they play is to help astronomers understand the distribution of stellar masses as stars form (in ...
Sep 16, 2011 |
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