Voyager 2 Continues Its Long, Lonely Journey Into Magnetic Fluff
Thirty-two years into its mission and 8.4 million miles from Earth, Voyager 2 will soon enter the Local Fluff, an interstellar cloud of hydrogen and helium measuring thirty lightyears across. And, according to Voyager’s measurements, the fluff is surprisingly magnetic. The Local Fluff, more properly known as the Local Interstellar Cloud, is a wispy band…