Voyager 2 Finds Lopsided Solar System [News]
Wednesday, July 2, 2008 - 14:21
in Astronomy & Space
Hurtling through space 31 years after its launch, the Voyager 2 spacecraft has sent back the most detailed view yet of the shock wave that marks the thinning of the solar wind, the charged particles streaming from the sun. [More]
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