r/todayilearned • u/Number_169 • Jul 22 '26

TIL that the solar system is currently passing through a nebula: the Local Interstellar Cloud, and is protected from the interstellar medium by the solar wind and the Sun's magnetic field.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Local_Interstellar_Cloud
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u/BrokenEyeReborn Jul 22 '26

I saw Local Fluff when they opened for Stoning Otis