The Voyager 1 spacecraft has not left the solar system, as was speculated earlier this year, but has now entered a new region at the edge of the solar system that scientists didn’t even know was there. It appears to be a “highway” of magnetic particles, shepherding Voyager 1 out into interstellar space...................
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Voyager 1 on the Magnetic Highway out of the Solar System
Started by VladTheImpaler, Dec 05 2012 05:30 AM
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Posted 05 December 2012 - 05:30 AM
http://www.universet...e-solar-system/
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Posted 05 December 2012 - 06:41 AM
Fascinating. Thanks.
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Posted 05 December 2012 - 10:58 AM
Awesome stuff...to the Oort Cloud and beyond
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Posted 05 December 2012 - 12:42 PM
...approaching the edge of the interstellar environment...
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Posted 05 December 2012 - 12:58 PM
So there is an environment past the environment?
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Posted 05 December 2012 - 01:44 PM
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Posted 05 December 2012 - 03:07 PM
i have an oort cloud in my pants
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