Waspie_Dwarf Posted August 7, 2020 #1 Share Posted August 7, 2020 Uncovering Our Solar System’s Shape Quote Scientists have developed a new prediction of the shape of the bubble surrounding our solar system using a model developed with data from NASA missions. All the planets of our solar system are encased in a magnetic bubble, carved out in space by the Sun’s constantly outflowing material, the solar wind. Outside this bubble is the interstellar medium — the ionized gas and magnetic field that fills the space between stellar systems in our galaxy. One question scientists have tried to answer for years is on the shape of this bubble, which travels through space as our Sun orbits the center of our galaxy. Traditionally, scientists have thought of the heliosphere as a comet shape, with a rounded leading edge, called the nose, and a long tail trailing behind. http://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/arrow3.gif Read More: NASA 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OverSword Posted August 7, 2020 #2 Share Posted August 7, 2020 Do the red lines represent cosmic rays? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHaYap Posted August 8, 2020 #3 Share Posted August 8, 2020 Great, now the scientists are fat shaming the solar system, this ain't gonna end well... ~ 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seti42 Posted August 9, 2020 #4 Share Posted August 9, 2020 I think it looks more like an alien embryo than a croissant. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jethrofloyd Posted August 9, 2020 #5 Share Posted August 9, 2020 No. We living in a giant cosmic Brownie! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreadLordAvatar Posted August 9, 2020 #6 Share Posted August 9, 2020 5 hours ago, Seti42 said: I think it looks more like an alien embryo than a croissant. Makes sense, after all, humans are the aliens of this planet. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humbled Hypocrite83 Posted August 10, 2020 #7 Share Posted August 10, 2020 I don't think we will ever truly know unless we are on the outside looking in. We are stuck on this planet and may not even have our solar system fully mapped lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TripGun Posted August 13, 2020 #8 Share Posted August 13, 2020 This information will help us with our understanding of heliophysics. Good read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waspie_Dwarf Posted August 13, 2020 Author #9 Share Posted August 13, 2020 On 8/10/2020 at 9:11 AM, Humbled Hypocrite83 said: I don't think we will ever truly know unless we are on the outside looking in. We are stuck on this planet and may not even have our solar system fully mapped lol This information comes from the Voyager spacecraft, which are on the outside looking in. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humbled Hypocrite83 Posted August 15, 2020 #10 Share Posted August 15, 2020 On 8/13/2020 at 9:43 AM, Waspie_Dwarf said: This information comes from the Voyager spacecraft, which are on the outside looking in. Well that helps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Still Waters Posted December 6, 2021 #11 Share Posted December 6, 2021 Update: Astronomers Have Discovered Why The Solar System Might Be Shaped Like a Croissant Since we're inside the heliosphere, and its boundary is not actually visible, figuring out its shape is not exactly easy. But it's not impossible. The two Voyager probes and New Horizons are three spacecraft that have traveled to the far reaches of the Solar System; in fact, the Voyager probes have even traversed the boundary of the heliosphere, and are currently making their way through interstellar space. With data from these probes, scientists determined last year that the heliosphere could be shaped a bit like a weird cosmic croissant. Now, they have figured out how: neutral hydrogen particles streaming into the Solar System from interstellar space likely play a crucial role in sculpting the shape of the heliosphere. The team set out to investigate the heliospheric jets... https://www.sciencealert.com/astronomers-have-discovered-why-the-solar-system-might-be-shaped-like-a-croissant https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/1538-4357/ac2d2e 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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