This X-ray image shows our solar system 'breathing'

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This X-ray image shows our solar system 'breathing'

Astronomers have, for the first time, spotted the "breath of the solar system." The finding comes in the form of X-ray emissions generated when the electrically charged solar wind slams into both …

Astronomers have, for the first time, spotted the "breath of the solar system." The finding comes in the form of X-ray emissions generated when the electrically charged solar wind slams into both Earth's atmosphere and the bubble that surrounds our solar system, the heliosphere. This phenomenon, known as "solar wind charge exchange," was observed by the eROSITA space telescope, allowing a team of scientists to create a map of the sky in so-called "soft X-rays." This X-ray glow is radiated when …

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