IBEX: Exploring the Edge of our Solar System
At the edge of our solar system in December 2004, the Voyager 1 spacecraft encountered something never before experienced during its then 26-year cruise through the solar system — an invisible shock formed as the solar wind piles up against the gas in interstellar space. This boundary, called the termination shock, marks the beginning of our solar system's final frontier, a vast expanse of turbulent gas and twisting magnetic fields. A NASA-sponsored team is developing a way to view this chaotic but unseen realm for the first time.Related Videos
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