Sun's protective bubble is shrinking, NASA warns


	Sun's protective bubble is shrinking, NASA warns

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10-20-2008 4:36 PM

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10-25-2008 11:02 AM

kmcolo

It would be interesting to see what effect this would have on climate...

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            <SPAN property="dcterms:abstract">The protective bubble around the sun that helps to shield the Earth from harmful interstellar radiation is shrinking and getting weaker, Nasa scientists have warned. New data has revealed that the heliosphere, the protective shield of energy that surrounds our solar system, has weakened by 25 per cent over the past decade.</SPAN>
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