Voyager - Article Summary

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Voyager- Article Summary
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The article is titled “Voyager Probes Find Surprise at Solar System’s Outer Edge”, and is written in 2011 by William Harwood. In the article, he describes the discovery by two spacecraft’s-the Voyager 1 and 2, which he insinuates, has led to new perceptions by scientists, of just how the earth or our galaxy for that matter, is shielded from cosmic galactic rays, harmful to our planet habitations. From the authors interview of major players in the discovery, it is evident that this new discovery, has been greeted with great satisfaction as accentuated by Ed Stone, whom he introduces as the project’s chief scientists, and who mentions the learning of new trends everyday (Harwood, 2011).
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