Voyager 2 sends back first pictures of interstellar space
After 42 years space probe delivers a treasure trove of data from beyond the Sun’s heliosphere
04 November 2019 - 21:06
Paris — A probe launched by space agency Nasa four days after Elvis died has delivered a treasure trove of data from beyond the “solar bubble” that envelops Earth and our neighbouring planets, scientists reported Monday.
But for every mystery Voyager 2 has solved about the solar winds, magnetic fields and cosmic rays that buffet the boundary between interstellar space and the Sun’s sphere of influence, a new one has cropped up...
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