NASA’s New Horizons Reveals a Hidden Interstellar Slowdown at the Solar System’s Edge

NASA's New Horizons spacecraft has revealed an unexpected drag on its journey through the outer solar system, suggesting previously unmapped resistance as it approaches interstellar space. According to io9, this hidden slowdown provides new clues about the heliosphere's edge — the boundary where the sun's protective solar wind encounters the interstellar medium.

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