The Voyage wont accually be traped because it is primarily using inertia to propel it self. If you think back to Newtonian physics in order to stop the voyager you would either need a pulling or a pushing force that is greater then the force of the moving object. Since it has breached the termination shock the gravity from the solar system is not suffiecient to prevent it from leaving. And the solar winds do not present enough drag (D=Cd*A *.5 * r * V^2) on the frontal area of the craft to sufficently stop it. The solar winds will not push it back do to there velocity and mass are not sufficient to overcome the force.
It will enter deep space.
the bbc http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4576623.stm
has some more info on this.
You should know that they are not 100% it has crossed the termintation shock.
"Some researchers thought the probe had arrived at the shock; others thought it still had some way to go. Now, at the 2005 Joint Assembly meeting organised by the American Geophysical Union, space scientists say they are confident - and agreed - that Voyager has gone beyond the termination shock and is flirting with deep space.
Predicting the location of the termination shock was hard, the researchers say, because the precise conditions in interstellar space are unknown. Also, changes in the speed and pressure of the solar wind cause the termination shock to expand, contract and ripple.
The most persuasive evidence that Voyager 1 has crossed the termination shock is its measurement of a sudden increase in the strength of the magnetic field carried by the solar wind, combined with an inferred decrease in its speed. This happens whenever the solar wind slows down."
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how many pipe \lines will the 7800gtx ship with? how many will be enabled? hopefully it wont require tweaking to get max performance.
The Voyage wont accually be traped because it is primarily using inertia to propel it self. If you think back to Newtonian physics in order to stop the voyager you would either need a pulling or a pushing force that is greater then the force of the moving object. Since it has breached the termination shock the gravity from the solar system is not suffiecient to prevent it from leaving. And the solar winds do not present enough drag (D=Cd*A * .5 * r * V^2) on the frontal area of the craft to sufficently stop it. The solar winds will not push it back do to there velocity and mass are not sufficient to overcome the force.
It will enter deep space.
the bbc http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4576623.stm has some more info on this. You should know that they are not 100% it has crossed the termintation shock. "Some researchers thought the probe had arrived at the shock; others thought it still had some way to go. Now, at the 2005 Joint Assembly meeting organised by the American Geophysical Union, space scientists say they are confident - and agreed - that Voyager has gone beyond the termination shock and is flirting with deep space. Predicting the location of the termination shock was hard, the researchers say, because the precise conditions in interstellar space are unknown. Also, changes in the speed and pressure of the solar wind cause the termination shock to expand, contract and ripple. The most persuasive evidence that Voyager 1 has crossed the termination shock is its measurement of a sudden increase in the strength of the magnetic field carried by the solar wind, combined with an inferred decrease in its speed. This happens whenever the solar wind slows down."