Getting in touch with the edge of the solar system

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Two Voyager spacecrafts have gathered data that indicates that the edge of the solar system lies around 120 astronomical units from the sun. The spacecraft recorded a powerful radio signal believed to have been generated by a collision of solar wind and interstellar gases.

Research, Observations, Solar system, United States. Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Project Voyager

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Magnetism triggers a brain response

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Scientists seemed to have induced epileptiform activity in three patients by exposing them to magnetic fields of 1 to 2 milliteslas. The study suggests that magnetic fields may cause a distinct physiological response in human brains.

Reports, Physiological aspects, Brain research, Magnetic fields

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Ocean-in-a-machine starts looking like the real thing

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Researchers using parallel computing have developed a computer simulation of the behavior of the world's ocean. The global model has a quarter-degree resolution that provides a detailed picture of ocean circulation.

Models, Usage, Ocean, Oceans, Computer simulation, Oceanography, Ocean circulation

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