Solar System Shaped Like A Croissant
The possible croissant-like shape of the Solar System. (M. Opher) SPACE Astronomers Have Discovered Why The Solar System Might Be Shaped Like a Croissant MICHELLE STARR 6 DECEMBER 2021 The Solar System exists in a bubble. Wind and radiation from the Sun stream outwards, pushing out into interstellar space. This creates a boundary of solar influence, within which the objects in the Solar System are sheltered from powerful cosmic radiation. It's called the heliosphere, and understanding how it works is an important part of understanding our Solar System, and perhaps even how we, and all life on Earth, are able to be here. "How is this relevant for society? The bubble that surrounds us, produced by the Sun, offers protection from galactic cosmic rays, and the shape of it can affect how those rays get into the heliosphere," says astrophysicist James Drake of the University of Maryland. "There's lots of theories but, of course, the way that galactic cosmic rays can