Solar system changes shape

2008-7-3  |     NEWSPAPER EDITION

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VIEWED from the rest of the galaxy, the edge of our solar system appears slightly dented as if a giant hand is pushing one edge of it inward, far-traveling NASA probes have revealed.

Information from Earth's first space probes to hit the thick edge of the solar system paint a picture that is not the simple circle long thought. Astronomers say they will have to change their models of what the solar system looks like.


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