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The New Horizons spacecraft has provided valuable data on the solar wind's behavior as it approaches the edge of the solar system. The solar wind's gradual slowdown is attributed to the interaction with interstellar atoms, which add drag to the wind. This phenomenon is significant because it offers new insights into the dynamics of the outer heliosphere, the region of space influenced by the solar wind.

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