Our Solar System Is Squashed !

A not so unusual but rather unexpected discovery has been made recently regarding the shock wave generated by the solar wind, as it meets the emissions given off by close-by stars. It seems that the general area of the termination shock through which Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 passed on their wa... [ read more >> ]

Artistic impression of the termination shock, heliosphere, heliopause and the relative positions of the two spacecrafts

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Artistic impression of the termination shock, heliosphere, heliopause and the relative positions of the two spacecrafts