Global Solar Wind Plasma Output At 50-Year Low, Ulysses Spacecraft Reveals
Wednesday, September 24, 2008 - 23:28
in Astronomy & Space
Data from the Ulysses spacecraft, a joint NASA-European Space Agency mission, show the sun has reduced its output of solar wind to the lowest levels since accurate readings became available. The sun's current state could reduce the natural shielding that envelops our solar system.