A photo from open sources A few years ago, a loud statement that Voyager space probe has gone beyond Solar system. However, many scientists believe that he still not crossed the boundaries of the heliosphere. Where is the truth? American scientists have developed a special test that allows determine if the apparatus is in the solar system. It was assumed that when the Voyager crosses the area where the polarity of the magnetic field of the Sun changes from plus to minus, the equipment will fix this, thus providing evidence that the probe is still inside the heliosphere … If however, such changes will not be recorded within two years, then this means that the device has already moved into interstellar space. Interestingly, although there have been many signs indicating that the probe left the solar system, including exposure cosmic rays, changes in magnetic polarity in the past two year has not been recorded. This led to the fact that the test began to be treated with certain skepticism. So professor atmospheric, oceanic and space sciences, employee University of Michigan George Glocker was one of the first to suggest that Voyager is still in our system. Test according which is supposed to locate the probe seems to to put it mildly, strange, due to the fact that the magnetic field has no plus or minus, said Glocker. Yes, and a sharp transitional border in no space, he added. It seemed strange to the professor and the conclusion authors of the test that, if changes are recorded polarity, it can be argued that the probe is still in the heliosphere, and if no, then it has long been beyond its borders … It just looks illogical. But then what is happening with Voyager? It is assumed that a solar wind having a high supersonic speed, in orbit of the Earth runs into a supersonic flow interstellar gas that moves relative to the sun with at a speed of approximately 25 kilometers per second and has temperature is about 8000 kelvin. It is impossible to slow down this flow without the formation of a shock wave. Then the speed drops and the temperature increasing. Interestingly, during the flight instruments Voyager 1 did not record significant changes in magnetic fields, but the concentration increased electrically more than 100 times charged particles. And they began to concentrate not on the direction of the Voyager, as before, but along the lines magnetic field perpendicular to the probe, which was found indirectly, upon the deceleration of the solar wind. results data processing caused a storm of controversy in the scientific world. Some experts believe that the “Voyager” managed to get through the shock wave in the solar the wind, others – that the apparatus simply has not yet reached it … Only in one scientists were unanimous: they got the most unusual information that has been recorded for all time Long Flight Voyager! A number of specialists It is believed that if the apparatus passed a shock wave in solar wind, then the magnetic field would be amplified, like this show models. This problem would not exist if The Voyager could directly measure the speed of solar wind particles. TO Unfortunately, the plasma spectrometer so necessary for these purposes is already long ceased to function. Therefore, it remains only to rely on data from other still working devices. It should be noted that the lost spacecraft has already served science pretty much. is he is in flight for about 25 years and managed to explore four planets and 48 satellites. It was he who discovered fast winds on Neptune, bends in rings of Saturn, as well as active volcanoes on the surface satellite of Jupiter Io. He recorded a huge number of gigantic storms in the atmosphere of Jupiter and found that the foggy atmosphere of Titan extends high above its surface. He investigated the composition a small satellite of Uranus – Miranda, consisting of both ancient and and relatively new breeds. Without this cosmic “traveler” we would not know that on the surface of the satellite Neptune – Triton – there are active geysers … It is possible that, despite the difficulty in locating “Voyager”, he will bring us in the future some more interesting news. After all, the fuel supply will be enough for him until 2020, and it is unlikely Before this time, communication with the device will be permanently lost.
Elena Gimadieva
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