Cassini (IMAGE)

Johns Hopkins University

Cassini

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Images from NASA's Cassini spacecraft suggest that the heliosphere may not have the comet-like shape predicted by existing models. The instrument imaged a population of hot particles that resides just beyond the boundary of where the solar wind collides with the interstellar medium, forming a termination shock.

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Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

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