Heliopause Cycle

  • Released Friday, October 1, 2010
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This animation shows the heliosphere expanding and contracting in response to the solar cycle. As the sun reaches solar maximum, the solar wind increases and expands the heliosphere. During solar minimum, the heliosphere contracts.

Heliopause cycle animation

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NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Conceptual Image Lab

This page was originally published on Friday, October 1, 2010.
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