Fermi glow

Fermi glow

The Fermi glow are glowing particles created by the Solar System's Bow shock. The first evidence was obtained with the help from Voyager 1 and the Hubble Space Telescope.

ee also

* Heliosphere
** Heliopause
* Termination shock
* Bow shock

External links

* [http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/solarsystem/heliosphere_shock_000315.html A Glowing Discovery at the Forefront of Our Plunge Through Space, 15th March, 2000]
* [http://www.spacetelescope.org/news/html/heic9911.html News Release - heic9911: The Heliosphere is Tilted - implications for the 'Galactic weather forecast'?]


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