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  • As the solar wind flows from the sun, it creates a protective bubble in space known as the heliosphere, which guards the Solar System from harmful cosmic radiation
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    NASA sets out to examine Solar System's protective bubble
    When the solar winds emanating from our Sun meet interstellar space, they collide with material from beyond and limit the amount of harmful particles that come back the other way. NASA has ticked off a new mission to probe this protective bubble known as the heliosphere.