How big is our Solar System?

How big is our solar system?
In comparison, NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft was launched in 1977.
More than three decades later, in 2012,
it became the first human-made object to enter interstellar space
by crossing the heliopause, or the edge of the heliosphere.
That's the boundary beyond which
most of the sun's ejected particles and magnetic fields dissipate.

But, according to NASA, "if we define our solar system
as the Sun and everything that primarily orbits the Sun,
Voyager 1 will remain within the confines of the solar system
until it emerges from the Oort cloud in another 14,000 to 28,000 years."
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[joeysane]

It's mind boggling the size of the universe, It gets trippy thinking about it

[Splotchy]

Voyager 1 has so far reached a distance of 22 light hours from Earth

[crimsoncarp]

So if voyager 1 was launched in 10, 000 B.C. around the time of the birth of agriculture, it would still be within the solar system today in 2022 despite it traveling 38, 000 miles per hour

[anthonycantu]

It is comforting to know that we can't screw up anything else but our own planet.

[AdrianSlate]

How *_Boring_* would that be floating in space with no one to talk to.

[anggiswofficial]

we can make a movie "Voyager Far From Home"..
👏👏👏

[TheActiveHackerGuy]

Imagine if out of nowhere voyager enters a black hole...

[throwsanoceanatyou]

I had no idea the oort cloud was that big

[mentally-stable-human]

I will miss you voyager 1 after it is out of power.:'(

[NC_Isro_]

Size of neptune's orbit (not to scale maybe)
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Arrakoth (astriod)

Voyager:

Ort could(inner)

Ort cloud (outer exit)

[Philippineball]

Alternative title: Will Voyager 1 reach the end of the solar system?

[guutamaatolasaa]

I don't believe that we are alone.So many civilizations in our galaxy alone.

[TheHybrid]

POV: one year before the satellite enters entersteller space it gets hit by a asteroid 💀💀💀

[JavaRatusso]

This example made a profound statement to think about....

[Cracker]

“How big is our solar system?” *Proceeds to talk about voyager being launched*

[ibn]

Fun fact it's only 22 light hours away now

[Everything_in_everyone_was]

The solar system is quite large, extending over a distance of about 9.5 billion miles (15 billion kilometers) from the Sun to the outermost edge of the Kuiper Belt. It is home to eight planets, including Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune, as well as numerous other smaller objects such as asteroids, comets, and dwarf planets. The diameter of the solar system can be measured in various ways, but one common method is to use the distance from the Sun to Pluto, which is about 4.67 billion miles (7.5 billion kilometers) at its farthest point. However, the definition of the solar system may vary depending on the context and the objects that are being included.

[jingola]

Imagine after 28k year we found this again roaming around

[colilaobalioca]

Couldn’t imagine how gigantic the universe is 😧😮 I’m scared now

[bmuscatello]

Tell me how big the solar system is without telling me how big the solar system is...