Artist's concept of the boundary of the sun's atmosphere (IMAGE)

University of Arizona

Artist's concept of the boundary of the sun's atmosphere

Caption

This artist’s concept depicts the boundary of the sun’s atmosphere that marks the point of no return for material that escapes the sun’s magnetic grasp. Deep dives through this area using NASA’s Parker Solar Probe combined with solar wind measurements from other spacecraft have allowed scientists to track the evolution of this structure throughout the solar cycle and produce a map of this previously uncharted boundary.

Credit

CfA/Melissa Weiss

Usage Restrictions

No restrictions.

License

Public Domain

Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.