Satellite reveals surprising cosmic 'weather' at edge of solar system
Friday, October 16, 2009 - 13:14
in Astronomy & Space
The first solar system energetic particle maps show an unexpected landmark occurring at the outer edge of the solar wind bubble surrounding the solar system. Scientists published these maps, based mostly on data collected from NASA's Interstellar Boundary Explorer satellite, in the Oct. 15 issue of Science Express, the advance online version of the journal Science.