Voyager spacecraft flew farther than anything humans ever built and ran into something scientists didn’t expect at all. At the edge of the solar system, instruments detected a strange boundary that acts almost like a cosmic wall. This region blocks and deflects particles in a way that feels unsettling, like the solar system hitting an invisible barrier. Researchers say it marks where the Sun’s influence finally loses its grip to interstellar space. And in this video, we’ll break down what Voyager found, what this “wall” really is, and why it sounds way scarier than it actually should be. Credit:<br />CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en <br />Tidal Disruption: by lzkelley https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tidal_Disruption_and_Magnetic_Flux_Capture-_Fig.8_-_velocity_flow_field.webm<br />Magnetic Fields: by Animations for Physics and Astronomy https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Magnetic_Fields_and_Magnetic_Forces_on_Charges_in_a_Box.webm<br />Solar Wind Animations: by NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio - NASA Goddard/CIL/Josh Masters https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Solar_Wind_Animations_(SVS14892_Atmospheric_Escape_4K_ProRes).webm<br />Magnetic Flux Through the Solar Atmosphere: by NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio - Liam Krauss, Dan Spicer, M. L. Rilee, R. Sudan https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:High_Resolution_2-D_Numerical_Simulation_of_Emergence_of_Magnetic_Flux_Through_the_Solar_Atmosphere_(SVS1418).webm<br />F ring animation framerate: by NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:PIA07712_-_F_ring_animation_framerate_5.ogv<br />Cassini's 'Porthole' Movie: by NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute/Hampton University https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:PIA21441_-_Cassini%27s_%27Porthole%27_Movie_of_Saturn,_Figure_3.ogv<br />Voyager 2: by ZDF/Terra X/C. Haak/A.M. Wendlandt, Nikolai Holzach https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:La_grandeco_de_la_sunsistemo_scivolemo_-_zdf.webm<br />Artemis I Terminal Count: by NASA/Glenn Benson https://images.nasa.gov/details/KSC-20210624-RV-GEB01-0001-Terminal_Count_Launch_SIM_Firing_Room_1_2-3277934<br />Sentinel-6: by NASA https://images.nasa.gov/details/Sentinel-6%20Launch%20Footage<br />Introduction to the Heliopause: by Ryan Fitzgibbons, Walt Feimer, Chris Meaney, Swarupa Nune, Merav Opher NASA<br />Kennedy Space Center: by NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration https://images.nasa.gov/details/ksc_120805_lsp_anderson<br />IRIS Observes the Sun: by Goddard Space Flight Center / NASA https://images.nasa.gov/details/GSFC_20150626_IRIS_m11897_Sun<br />Voyager 2: by NASA/JPL-Caltech https://images.nasa.gov/details/PIA21728 https://images.nasa.gov/details/PIA21736<br />Three Views of Europa: by NASA/JPL-Caltech https://images.nasa.gov/details/PIA24895<br />Lights In The Night: by NASA/JPL<br />Animation is created by Bright Side.<br /><br />---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <br />Music from TheSoul Sound: https://thesoul-sound.com/ <br /><br />Check our Bright Side podcast on Spotify and leave a positive review! https://open.spotify.com/show/0hUkPxD34jRLrMrJux4VxV <br />Subscribe to Bright Side: https://goo.gl/rQTJZz <br />---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <br />Our Social Media: <br />Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brightplanet/ <br />Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brightside.official <br />TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@brightside.official?lang=en <br /><br />Stock materials (photos, footages and other): <br />https://www.depositphotos.com <br />https://www.shutterstock.com <br />https://www.eastnews.ru <br />---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <br />For more videos and articles visit: http://www.brightside.me <br />---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <br />This video is made for entertainment purposes. We do not make any warranties about the completeness, safety and reliability. Any action you take upon the information in this video is strictly at your own risk, and we will not be liable for any damages or losses. It is the viewer's responsibility to use judgement, care and precaution if you plan to replicate.
