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Scientific Discipline Planetary bow shocks

Space Science & Space Physics

Editors' Highlights 9 July 2019

Solar Properties Rival for Control of Mars’s Bow Shock

While most planetary bow shocks are controlled by the solar wind, at Mars the solar EUV flux is equally important.
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The Sun’s magnetic field lines, shown here using a model, can further twist and loop after they encounter near-Earth space.

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Explaining Unexpected Twists in the Sun's Magnetic Field

New research shows how the Sun's magnetic field can shift when it approaches Earth, which can throw off space weather forecasts.
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Magnetized Collisionless Shock Waves Measured in the Lab

Scientists create collisionless shock waves to better understand the phenomenon in nature.
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