Solar system

Solar system

Entries in this category are all related to the solar system, or the sun and all of the planets and other small bodies that revolve around it.

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Interplanetary magnetic field (IMF)

Astronomy; Planetary science

The magnetic field carried with the solar wind. The IMF is kept out of most of the Earth's magnetosphere, but the interaction of the two plays a major role in the flow of energy from the solar wind ...

Heliopause

Astronomy; Solar system

The region in space where the Sun's atmosphere merges with interstellar space. The position of the heliopause depends both on the strength of the solar wind and on the properties of the local ...

Chromosphere

Astronomy; Solar system

The solar atmosphere layer that is above the photosphere and beneath the transition region and the corona. It is visible during eclipses as a bright red ring around the Sun. It's often called burning ...

Light bridge

Astronomy; Solar system

Observed in white light, a bright tongue or streaks penetrating or crossing sunspot umbrae. Light bridges typically develop slowly and have lifetimes of several days. The appearance of a light bridge ...

Solar storm

Astronomy; Solar system

A solar storm is the major disturbance of the Earth's magnetic field by the effect of a solar flare or solar coronal mass ejection. A solar flare is usually accompanied by a bust of electrically ...