On 30 August 2007 Voyager 2 began to cross the termination shock, a boundary produced by the inter-action of the Sun with the rest of the Galaxy, where the supersonic solar wind abruptly slows as it presses outward against the surrounding interstellar matter. Five Letters in this issue present the data that the probe sent back. The Voyager 2 crossings occurred about 1.5 billion kilometres closer to the Sun than those of Voyager 1, illustrating the asymmetry of the heliosphere. The results from the plasma experiment [p. 63], low-energy particle [p. 67], cosmic ray [p. 71], magnetic field [p. 75] and plasma-wave detectors [p. 77] reveal a complex and dynamic shock, reforming itself in hours rather than days. It may be decades before another probe crosses the termination shock but remote observations can now bridge the gap - as shown by Wang et al. who report measurements of energetic neutral atoms in the heliosheath from the STEREO A and B spacecraft that complement the Voyager in situ observations made at the same time [Letter p. 81]. In News & Views, Randy Jokipii puts the Voyager findings into context [p. xx]. And on page xx, historic images from the planetary phase of the Voyager mission. Meanwhile, Voyagers 1 and 2 head for interstellar space, so may still have more to tell us. Cover graphic: Henry Kline/JPL