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How is our Solar System really shaped?

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There are really two questions here. (1) The exact shape of the planetary orbits, and (2) the shape of the solar system. I will briefly address both. read more

(1) The exact shape of the planetary orbits, and (2) the shape of the solar system. I will briefly address both. If you looked at the planets from above (i.e. “normal” to) the solar system, you’d have difficulty’s making out anything outside the Sun. read more

(See an interactive map of the solar system.) "The shape of the solar system, this bullet, is really shaped by what lies ahead of us—the interstellar magnetic field," Opher said. "The [prevailing] idea is that the environment just outside our solar system is patchy and turbulent," she added. read more

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