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At what distance does the solar system end?
approximately 9 billion miles
At this very moment, Voyager 1 and 2, two spacecraft that left Earth in the 1970s, are exiting the solar system. They are passing through the magnetic bubbles at its edge approximately 9 billion miles from Earth.
How far have we reached in our solar system?
Distances within the Solar System are measured using the astronomical unit (AU). 1 AU is roughly the distance from the Sun to the Earth. This is about 150 million kilometers (93 million miles)….How Far Have We Gone into Space?
| Probe Name | Voyager 2 |
|---|---|
| Year of Launch | 1977 |
| Primary Destination | Uranus and Neptune |
| Still active? | Yes |
| Distance into Space | 122 AU* |
How long to travel from one end of the solar system to the other?
It would take Voyager 1 another 300 years to reach just the inner edge of the interstellar Oort cloud, and up to 40,000 years to breach the cloud and finally break free from our solar system completely.
Is there an end to the solar system?
The Solar System doesn’t have a clear boundary. Objects in the Kuiper Belt and the Oort Cloud still orbit the Sun, albeit extremely slowly. Usually, the edge of the Sun’s magnetic sphere of influence is taken as the Solar System’s edge.
Will we ever leave our galaxy?
The technology required to travel between galaxies is far beyond humanity’s present capabilities, and currently only the subject of speculation, hypothesis, and science fiction. However, theoretically speaking, there is nothing to conclusively indicate that intergalactic travel is impossible.
How big is the end of the Solar System?
If we say that the end of the solar system is the cloud of comets that surrounds our solar system, then the diameter is roughly 60,000 A.U., which is 5,580,000,000,000 (over five trillion) miles. It’s a big universe!
How far is the Sun from the edge of the Solar System?
The Sun is close to 93 million miles (150 million km) away from us. The edge of the solar system and those intrepid Voyagers are almost 97 times farther afield. What’s the Fastest Spacecraft Ever?
How big is the Solar System in miles?
So that would be 7,440,000,000 (over seven billion) miles. If we say that the end of the solar system is the cloud of comets that surrounds our solar system, then the diameter is roughly 60,000 A.U., which is 5,580,000,000,000 (over five trillion) miles. It’s a big universe!
How many light years is the Sun from Earth?
That’s a more manageable number than 25 trillion miles, 40 trillion kilometers or 272,000 AU. Light years also provide some helpful perspective on solar system distances: the Sun is about 8 light minutes from Earth.