Voyager 1 detects "weirdness" at the edge of the Solar System

[Craig]

http://news.discovery.com/space/voyager-1-detects-wierdness-at-solar-system-edge-121030.html

Weirdness... such a scientific term!

Voyager 1 is the most distant man-made object and is thought to have recently escaped the sun's sphere of influence. The probe, launched 35 years ago, is therefore mankind's first interstellar vehicle careening into the vast expanse of space between the stars.

Needless to say, as one of two deep space probes launched in 1977, Voyager 1 has explored previously unknown regions of the solar system, making groundbreaking discoveries as it went. Now, in a new paper published in the Journal of Geophysical Research, scientists analyzing data streaming from the spacecraft have uncovered a small mystery right at the solar system's magnetic boundary with the interstellar medium. She may be old, but you can't keep a good probe down.

[Daz Type-R]

Interesting read, thanks.

[Rusty Strings]

Thanks for that Craig

[BAZ]

Thanks Craig. It's good to see the old girls still kicking.