We Might Live In A Giant Croissant-Shaped Bubble In Space Say Scientists. Now NASA Is On The Case - Forbes

The vast region around the Sun extending more than twice as far as Pluto should really now be called the "helio-crescent."

The Boston University-led SHIELD (Solar wind with Hydrogen Ion Exchange and Large-scale Dynamics) ... [+] DRIVE Science Center is pioneering new work on the heliosphere, the magnetic force field that… [+3117 chars]

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