Heliopause
The outer boundary of the heliosphere, where the outward pressure of the solar wind balances the pressure of the interstellar medium — the edge of the Sun's domain, crossed by the two Voyager spacecraft.
Imagery
Voyager 40th Anniversary at Air and Space Museum
Thomas Zurbuchen, NASA associate administrator, Science Mission Directorate, gives opening remarks at an event to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the launch of the Voyager 1 and 2 missions, Tuesday, September 5, 2017…
2017
NASA · NASA media (public domain)
Environment & effects
Knowledge connections
- Part ofHeliosphere
- Associated withVoyager 1
- Associated withVoyager 2
- Associated withThe Heliosheath
- Associated withThe Heliospheric Bow Wave
Sources
The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.
- NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration
Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.
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