References & Sources

Speeding to the solar system’s edge

Researchers hope to propel a spacecraft to the edge of the solar system by blowing a magnetic bubble into space.

References:

1999. Dashing and coasting to the interstellar finish line. NASA Space Science News. Available at http://science.nasa.gov/newhome/headlines/prop19aug99_1.htm.

Further Readings:

Cowen, R. 1999. Travelin’ light. Science News 156(Aug.21):120.

Sources:


Robert M. Winglee
University of Washington
Department of Geophysics
319 Johnson Hall
Seattle, WA 98195

From Science News, Vol. 156, No. 12, September 18, 1999, p. 187. Copyright © 1999, Science Service.