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More evidence that Voyager has exited the solar system
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[quote:Waterbug:MV8yMDExNTUxXzMzODAwOTI1XzY1RUVBM0Yx] [quote:Anonymous Coward 25076958:MV8yMDExNTUxXzMzODAwNjgxXzkzMzBDODVG] What if alien monsters that eat people are located dxactly where the little probe is floating to? Maybe they will use its data to return the item to the worldy, I bet they are readying the dinner table as we speak and all humanity is invited... :alone::lflash::ahhh::explosion::uhoh: [/quote] Beat me to it..:chuckle: [/quote]
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Something very, very interesting is happening with Voyager 1, the human probe that’s the very farthest from Earth.
New data from the spacecraft, which I will discuss below, indicate Voyager 1 may have exited the solar system for good. If true, this would mark a truly historic moment for the human race — sending a spacecraft beyond the edge of our home solar system.
At last check, NASA scientists said they were not yet ready to officially declare that Voyager 1 had officially exited the solar system by crossing the heliopause.
To cross this boundary scientists say they would need to observe three things:
1. An increase in high-energy cosmic rays originating from outside our solar system
2. A drop in charged particles emanating from the sun.
3. A change in the direction of the magnetic field.
As I reported in June, in regard to the first point, scientists have observed a sustained increase in galactic cosmic rays during recent months.
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