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What is heliosphere, protective bubble where Solar system lies?
short by Swati Dubey / on Thursday, 21 August, 2025
The heliosphere is a massive bubble created by Sun's solar wind, which extends to billions of kilometres and protects Solar System from harmful interstellar radiation. Made of streams of charged particles, it separates us from deep space. It is asymmetric north-south, shaped by Sun's magnetic field and polar coronal holes, which let solar wind move more freely, shaping its structure.
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