The Guardian’s GrrlScientist picked up on the 30-something Voyager probes’ latest scientific discovery on humanity’s farthest journey.
New view of the heliosheath. Red and blue spirals are the gracefully curving magnetic field lines of orthodox models. New data from Voyager add a magnetic froth to the mix. Image: NASA
Here’s the YouTube version of the ScienceatNasa video posted at the Guardian.
And if that explanation was a little too pink and fluffy for you, try this different version of the same story from the NasaExplorer channel.
And here’s a comparison between the old view of the heliosphere and the new view.
Old and new views of the heliosheath. Red and blue spirals are the gracefully curving magnetic field lines of orthodox models. New data from Voyager add a magnetic froth (inset) to the mix. Credit: NASA