heliophysics
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- History and etymology
- Background
- Heliophysics research program
- Heliosphere
- Magnetospheres
- See also
- References
- External links
thumb|upright=1.5|This image presents various wavelengths of light produced by the Sun.
Heliophysics (from the prefix "helio", from Attic Greek hḗlios, meaning Sun, and the noun "physics": the science of matter and energy and their interactions) is the physics of the Sun and its connection with the Solar System. NASA defines heliophysics as "(1) the comprehensive new term for the science of the Sun - Solar System Connection, (2) the exploration, discovery, and understanding of Earth's space environment, and (3) the system science that unites all of the linked phenomena in the region of the cosmos influenced by a star like our Sun."
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