NASA Voyager 1 spacecraft to leave the solar system

NASA Voyager 1 spacecraft is to leave the solar system? 

U.S. NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration hereinafter referred to as NASA) in 1977 in the launch of the Voyager 1 (Voyager 1) spacecraft to leave the solar system has been recently sparked intense controversy, the latest statement is , has entered a "magnetic highway (magnetic highway)" new zone. Published in the "Geophysical Research Letters (Geophysical Research Letters)" in a study that in August 25, 2012, Voyager 1 spacecraft is located in astronomical units from the Sun at about 121.7, detects anomalous cosmic rays (anomalous cosmic rays, ACR) the number of rapid decline.

which often trapped charged particles caught in the solar system and interstellar space separated (interstellar space) magnetic turbulence zone; Meanwhile, from outside the solar system galaxy cosmic rays (galactic cosmic rays, GCR) the number rose sharply.

 

Voyager 1 into the interstellar space 

 So, Weber (WR Webber) and other astronomers believe Voyager 1 has been out of the sphere of influence of the solar wind, which is enclosed bubble-shaped heliosphere (heliosphere). Means astronomy astronomical unit unit of length, approximately 100,000,000 49,590,000 km, 121.7 astronomical units about 18.2 billion kilometers.

 

Voyager 1 photograph of the Earth,

Such as the small dust in the universe. But then NASA will come forward to refute this argument, Voyager project scientist Edward Stone (Edward Stone) that Voyager 1 was not observed to change the direction of the magnetic field, this is to determine whether the arrival of interstellar space key indicators, so Voyager 1 has not yet arrived in interstellar space or leave the solar system, but arrived a bit in the outer solar system, called the "magnetic highway (magnetic highway)" new zone.

Regardless of whether to leave the solar system Voyager One yet, the next day, it will continue to move forward towards the center of the Milky Way, in 2025, the spacecraft's plutonium fuel runs out before you bring us more surprises!