Planet Akyzak-2 by MagikUnicorn

Bryce • Space • posted on Jun 23, 2012

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Anoter POV & Atmosphere SPACE NEWS --- MISSION VOYAGER 1 & 2 - 1977-2012 Data from NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft indicate that the venerable deep-space explorer has encountered a region in space where the intensity of charged particles from beyond our solar system has markedly increased. Voyager scientists looking at this rapid rise draw closer to an inevitable but historic conclusion – that humanity's first emissary to interstellar space is on the edge of our solar system. "The laws of physics say that someday Voyager will become the first human-made object to enter interstellar space, but we still do not know exactly when that someday will be," said Ed Stone, Voyager project scientist at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena. "The latest data indicate that we are clearly in a new region where things are changing more quickly. It is very exciting. We are approaching the solar system's frontier." The data making the 16-hour-38 minute, 11.1-billion-mile (17.8-billion-kilometer), journey from Voyager 1 to antennas of NASA's Deep Space Network on Earth detail the number of charged particles measured by the two High Energy telescopes aboard the 34-year-old spacecraft. These energetic particles were generated when stars in our cosmic neighborhood went supernova. "From January 2009 to January 2012, there had been a gradual increase of about 25 percent in the amount of galactic cosmic rays Voyager was encountering," said Stone. "More recently, we have seen very rapid escalation in that part of the energy spectrum. Beginning on May 7, the cosmic ray hits have increased five percent in a week and nine percent in a month." This marked increase is one of a triad of data sets which need to make significant swings of the needle to indicate a new era in space exploration. The second important measure from the spacecraft's two telescopes is the intensity of energetic particles generated inside the heliosphere, the bubble of charged particles the sun blows around itself. While there has been a slow decline in the measurements of these energetic particles, they have not dropped off precipitously, which could be expected when Voyager breaks through the solar boundary. The final data set that Voyager scientists believe will reveal a major change is the measurement in the direction of the magnetic field lines surrounding the spacecraft. While Voyager is still within the heliosphere, these field lines run east-west. When it passes into interstellar space, the team expects Voyager will find that the magnetic field lines orient in a more north-south direction. Such analysis will take weeks, and the Voyager team is currently crunching the numbers of its latest data set. "When the Voyagers launched in 1977, the space age was all of 20 years old," said Stone. "Many of us on the team dreamed of reaching interstellar space, but we really had no way of knowing how long a journey it would be -- or if these two vehicles that we invested so much time and energy in would operate long enough to reach it.” Launched in 1977, Voyager 1 and 2 are in good health. Voyager 2 is more than 9.1 billion miles (14.7 billion kilometers) away from the sun. Both are operating as part of the Voyager Interstellar Mission, an extended mission to explore the solar system outside the neighborhood of the outer planets and beyond. NASA's Voyagers are the two most distant active representatives of humanity and its desire to explore. Thanks Magik

Comments (45)

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MagikUnicorn

5:55PM | Sat, 23 June 2012

ZOOOOM ARE FUN HERE ENJOY FULL VIEW :)

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Faemike55

6:04PM | Sat, 23 June 2012

Cool image and great news

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Savage_dragon

6:10PM | Sat, 23 June 2012

Another lonely voyage. Maybe there's a theme park on this one. Lol. Nice. ")

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eekdog

6:11PM | Sat, 23 June 2012

very cool! wow, i like it, currently watching a fire in west of my city burning like wild, it's about 20 miles west of where i live in the foothills. you should be able to see video at kktv.com

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munich68

6:17PM | Sat, 23 June 2012

Interesting informations and a quite harmonious composition!!

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flavia49

7:05PM | Sat, 23 June 2012

amazing work

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bazza

7:15PM | Sat, 23 June 2012

Great image Real and interesting info on Voyager..

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RodS

7:52PM | Sat, 23 June 2012

What amazes me is that these machines are still alive after 35 years in the most extreme environment imaginable. Fantastic! Outstanding art, Real! Awesome, in fact!

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MagikUnicorn

8:04PM | Sat, 23 June 2012

...And at high speed (I think 120 000 mph)

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danapommet

8:57PM | Sat, 23 June 2012

A wonderful render Réal and fantastic information about the Voyager probes.

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Glendaw

9:25PM | Sat, 23 June 2012

What a gorgeous Sc-Fi image Magik. The deep dark colors and lunar lighting are awesome. Totally amazing in zoom. Thanks for passing on the interesting information,it really suits this image.

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Richardphotos

9:27PM | Sat, 23 June 2012

superbly done Bryce and thanks for the information

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bobrgallegos

9:50PM | Sat, 23 June 2012

Wonderful space scene!! Very interesting Voyager information!

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magnus073

9:59PM | Sat, 23 June 2012

Magik, c'est une belle image que vous avez créé. Vous êtes très talentueux, et je profiter de vos images à partir de outerspace. C'était passionnant de lire les informations sur la sonde spatiale Voyager

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mgtcs

11:52PM | Sat, 23 June 2012

Another spectacular work my friend, excellently done!

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peedy

12:21AM | Sun, 24 June 2012

Fantastic image and info, MU. Gorgeous colors and lighting. Corrie

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bebopdlx

12:26AM | Sun, 24 June 2012

Very cool

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rayag

12:43AM | Sun, 24 June 2012

Fantastic work !!!

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DennisReed

12:49AM | Sun, 24 June 2012

Stellar Magik! Awesome news too!

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mikeerson

1:21AM | Sun, 24 June 2012

I knew you couldn't resist my mind meld to you about veger - lol very cool read... it is a trip, what a time period we live in never again in man's history will we have created so many NEW beginings.

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