NASA’s Voyagers are beyond the solar system



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NASA’s Voyager-2 is currently in a region of space known as the Heliosheath. This forms part of the Heliosphere, a giant multi-tiered magnetic bubble originating from the sun in which our solar system resides.

The Heliosheath is a turbulent region of space is wrought with 700 kilometer per hour solarwinds. It’s past the termination shock, an outer limit of our solar system where these winds are impacted by interstellar winds.

Outside the Heliosheath is the Heliopause, an area that balances both winds, sending them back down to the tail of the Heliosphere.

Beyond the Heliopause is interstellar space, the space between stars. This is where Voyager-1 is currently located.

Both probes are expected to run out of power by 2020.

RUNDOWN SHOWS:
1. Depiction of probe in Heliosheath
2. Explanation of Heliosphere and Heliosheath
3. Overview of Heliosphere and solar and interstellar winds
4. Depiction of probe in interstellar space

VOICEOVER (in English):

“NASA’s Voyager-2, launched 40 years ago on August 20, 1977. It’s currently in a region of space known as the Heliosheath[a]”

“This forms part of the Heliosphere[b]. That’s a giant multi-tiered magnetic bubble originating from the sun in which our solar system resides.”

“The Heliosheath is a turbulent region of space that has 700 kilometer-per-hour solarwinds.”

“The Heliosheath is past the the termination shock, an outer limit of our solar system where these winds are impacted by interstellar winds.”

“Outside the Heliosheath, is the Heliopause an area that balances both winds, sending
them back down to the tail of the Heliosphere.”

“And beyond that is interstellar space, the space between stars. This where Voyager-1 currently is.”

SOURCES: NASA

https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/voyager/mission/status/

https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/voyager/mission/interstellar-mission/

https://www.nasa.gov/vision/universe/solarsystem/voyager-interstellar-terms.html

https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/voyager/pia13892.html

https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/voyager/heliosphere-surprise.html

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Post time: Sep-29-2017
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