The Heliosphere and the Dust: Characterization of the Solar and Interstellar Neighbourhood

Project description

Keys to galactic evolution may be found where the (galactic) winds of change meet

Surrounding our solar system and extending far beyond it into interstellar space is a large bubble called the heliosphere. Created by the solar wind, it travels rapidly outward from the Sun. Its speed drops abruptly when it begins to feel the effects of interstellar wind. The heliosphere excludes the local interstellar medium (LISM) from the area around our solar system. Many questions remain about this intriguing part of our universe, the boundary between our heliosphere and the LISM. ASTRODUST is investigating the role of interstellar dust in the interactions between the heliosphere and the LISM. Combining experimental observations and simulations of dust trajectories, scientists hope to shed new light on the evolution of our local galactic neighbourhood.

Fields of science

Host institution

EIDGENOESSISCHE TECHNISCHE HOCHSCHULE ZUERICH

Net EU contribution

€ 1 484 038,00

Address

Raemistrasse 101
8092 Zuerich
Switzerland

Region

Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera Zürich Zürich

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

Links

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Participation in EU R&I programmes

H2020 collaboration network

Non-EU contribution

€ 0,00

Beneficiaries (1)