Milky Way

Where the solar system ends

The Solar System is whirling through an interstellar soup of hydrogen.

by JoAnna Wendel

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Where is the end of the solar system?

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There’s no planetary exit sign that thanks you for visiting, no fence, or physical boundary.

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