Tag: interstellar
Shutdown of the Voyager probes
NASA begins shutting down legendary Voyager space probes launched 45 years ago
The Voyager probes were launched into space almost 45 years ago, one of...
Is comet 21/Borisov the purest interstellar object ever observed?
In October 2019 astronomers first observed the comet that later came to be called '2I/Borisov'. A somewhat special comet for being the second known...
Voyager ships detect unique new physics of interstellar medium
NASA's celebrated Voyager spacecraft have made the first detection of shock-wave-accelerated cosmic-ray electron bursts originating from large eruptions on the Sun.
The detection, reported by...