Near-Earth Supernovae in the Past 10 Myr: Implications for the Heliosphere

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article , Preprint 31 Jul 2023Embargo end date: 01 Jan 2022 English Publisher:American Astronomical SocietyJournal:Bulletin of the AAS

Authors: Jesse Miller; Brian Fields; Thomas Chen; John Ellis; Adrienne Ertel; Jerry Manweiler; Merav Opher; +6 Authors

doi: 10.3847/25c2cfeb.2b4c14af , 10.48550/arxiv.2209.03497

arXiv: 2209.03497

Near-Earth Supernovae in the Past 10 Myr: Implications for the Heliosphere

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Abstract

We summarize evidence that multiple supernovae exploded within 100 pc of Earth in the past few Myr. These events had dramatic effects on the heliosphere, compressing it to within ~20 au. We advocate for cross-disciplinary research of nearby supernovae, including on interstellar dust and cosmic rays. We urge for support of theory work, direct exploration, and study of extrasolar astrospheres.

White paper submitted to the Solar and Space Physics 2024 Decadal Survey

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Keywords

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE), Astrophysics - Solar and Stellar Astrophysics, FOS: Physical sciences, Astrophysics - Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics, Astrophysics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics (astro-ph.IM), Solar and Stellar Astrophysics (astro-ph.SR)

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