Ever wonder what protects us from the chaos of deep space?🌌
Our solar system is wrapped in a giant magnetic bubble called the heliosphere, formed by the constant flow of charged particles from the Sun known as the solar wind.
NASA’s Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP), preparing for launch in late September, will study the heliosphere to uncover how our solar system is shielded from cosmic radiation and interstellar particles.
Stay tuned for mission updates: https://t.co/6yjtrDbfSK
On Monday I captured 225,000 photos of the moon to create this 500 gigabyte composite showing more detail and color depth than usually possible through a telescope. Here's a thread about how it was captured, but make sure to load in 4k and zoom in first!