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The outer limits: NASA probe sees the ‘edge’ of our solar system for first time – and it’s completely different from what we thought
Daily Mail – NASA’s probes have seen the ‘edge’ of our solar system for the first time – and it’s completely different from what scientists thought. Our solar system is flying through space more slowly than we thought – and NASA’s IBEX – Interstellar Boundary Explorer – has found it doesn’t have a ‘bow shock’, an area of gas or plasma that shields our solar system as it hurtles though space ‘The sonic boom made by a jet breaking the sound barrier is an earthly example of a bow shock,’ says Dr. David McComas, principal investigator of the IBEX mission. Read article
Editorial Comment: A number of nice pictures are included in the article.
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