@ooli to Space • 6 months agoNew research places the sun's magnetic field close to the surface, upending decades of theorieswww.engadget.comexternal-linkmessage-square4arrow-up173arrow-down11
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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink4•6 months agoIs this going to necessitate a redefinition of the heliosheath or heliopause, since those are partially based on the solar magnetic field?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•6 months agoNo. They’re both… way outside of the sun, so the depth within the sun at which the magnetosphere is generated is immaterial to them.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink1•6 months agoI was just thinking that since the centre of those was on/in the Sun, this shift might make a difference, but that makes sense.
Is this going to necessitate a redefinition of the heliosheath or heliopause, since those are partially based on the solar magnetic field?
No. They’re both… way outside of the sun, so the depth within the sun at which the magnetosphere is generated is immaterial to them.
I was just thinking that since the centre of those was on/in the Sun, this shift might make a difference, but that makes sense.