Uncovering Our Solar System’s Shape

[Waspie_Dwarf]

Uncovering Our Solar System’s Shape

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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

 

[+OverSword]

Do the red lines represent cosmic rays?

[SHaYap]

Great, now the scientists are fat shaming the solar system, this ain't gonna end well... 

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[Seti42]

I think it looks more like an alien embryo than a croissant.

[jethrofloyd]

No. We living in a giant cosmic Brownie!

[DreadLordAvatar]

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.

[Humbled Hypocrite83]

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

[TripGun]

This information will help us with our understanding of heliophysics. Good read.

[Waspie_Dwarf]

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.

[Humbled Hypocrite83]

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 

[Still Waters]

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