2001/09/18 by P. C. Frisch, Priscilla C. Frisch, Frisch, Priscilla C.
Physics and Astronomy · #Astrophysics (astro-ph) #FOS: Physical sciences #History and Developments in Astronomy #Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics #astro-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.astro-ph/0109300
XVIIth IAP Conference on Gaseous Matter in Galaxies and Intergalactic Space
arxiv created 2001/09/18 · openalex publication_date 2001/09/18 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
Observations of interstellar gas and dust towards nearby stars and within the solar system show that the Sun is embedded in a warm diffuse partially-ionized cloud. This cloud is the leading edge of a flow of interstellar matter (ISM) through our Galactic neighborhood. Interstellar matter sets the boundary conditions of the heliosphere and astrospheres of extra-solar planetary systems. Moreover, the interplanetary regions in these systems are sensitive to inflowing ISM.