In March, some-morethan 35 yearsafter withdrawal Earth, NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft traveled overour solar complementandinto thenew limit— interstellar space.Or well, may benot. Shortlyafter NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory voicedthat Voyager 1had damagedinto uncharted territory,the strange Voyager scholarship group doubtful JPL’s assessment, observantthatits calculations placedthe boat inside ofour solar system.Sincethen,the discusshasonly grown.On Thursday,Space.comreportedthat thenew investigatefrom researchersatthe Universityof Marylandand Boston University arguesthat Voyager 1 reached interstellar spaceon Jul 27, 2012.In response, NASA radicallysaidthatthereare opposingideasofjustwherethe qualificationisand,atthis point,the group simply doesn’t know.

Sowhat’swiththedifferenceof opinion? NASAexplainedon Thursdaythatitall comes downtohowthe bordersofour solar complementare dynamicby scientists.The Sun,which sitsatthe coreofour solar system,isso largethatitcreates the captivating margin around itself— scientists callthis a solar bubble.The area overthe Sun’s captivating marginiswhat scientists cruise interstellar space,whichhas captivating fieldsofitsown.

Since Voyager 1′s launchin 1977,the boosterhasbeen monitoring captivating fields emittingfromthe Sun. JPLhasbeen watchfulfor the thespian shiftin citationofthe captivating fieldsthe boatis flitting byto establishwhenit’s upheld bythe solar burbleandinto interstellar space.The reasonisthat NASA believesthattheAgreeto disagree?citationof captivating fieldsin interstellar space runsin the opposite directional settlementthanthe margin foundinthe solar bubble.The Universityof Marylandand Boston University investigate arguesthatthe captivating fields insideand outwardofthe solar burble essentiallyruninthe same direction,andbecauseofthis,thereis the transitionary areawherethe solar burbleand interstellar space overlap.This overliecould meantthatthe edgesofour solar complementare essentially serve centralandthat Voyager 1has already crossed over.

Afterthe investigatewas published, NASAsaidthatitandother scientists remonstratewith Uof Mand BU’s determinationofour solar system’s boundaries.“Other models prognosticatethe interstellar captivating margin draped aroundour solar burbleand envisionthatthe citationofthe interstellar captivating marginis oppositefromthe solar captivating margin inside,”the groupsays.“Bythat interpretation, Voyager 1would stillbe insideour solar bubble.”No make the differencewherethe boosteris,it’s still promulgation interpretation behindto JPLandit’s traversing the territoryof spacethatnoother man-made intenthas venturedinto before.Withthatin mind, NASAsaysitwill“continueto demeanourforany serve developments overthe entrance monthsand years.”