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The Voyager Space Probe Leaves the Solar System (Video)

Some 30 years after it left earth, one of the two Voyager space probes is exiting our solar system, crossing the boundry to interstellar space. It bears a message on it for anybody who might, in the eons to come, cross its path.

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Voyager 1 may have left the solar system

Voyager 1 may have left the solar system | Science News | Scoop.it
While there’s no official word from NASA on this, the buzz around the blogosphere is that Voyager 1 has left the Solar System.
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[VIDEO] - Voyager: Humanity's Farthest Journey

[VIDEO] - Voyager: Humanity's Farthest Journey | Science News | Scoop.it

"We knew we were on a journey of discovery when we launched the Voyager spacecraft, but we had no idea how much there was to discover."

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Voyager 1 hits new region at solar system edge

Voyager 1 hits new region at solar system edge | Science News | Scoop.it

NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft has entered a new region between our solar system and interstellar space. Data obtained from Voyager over the last year reveal this new region to be a kind of cosmic purgatory.

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Milky Way Radiation Reveals Itself to Distant NASA Probes

Milky Way Radiation Reveals Itself to Distant NASA Probes | Science News | Scoop.it
Decades after NASA's Voyager spacecraft began hurtling toward interstellar space, the twin probes are still shedding light on the universe, now by offering an unprecedented view of our own galaxy.
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Voyager 1 encounters new region in deep space

Voyager 1 encounters new region in deep space | Science News | Scoop.it
NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft has entered a new region at the far reaches of our solar system that scientists feel is the final area the spacecraft has to cross before reaching interstellar space.
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Get Ready, Because Voyager I Is *This Close* to Leaving Our Solar System

Get Ready, Because Voyager I Is *This Close* to Leaving Our Solar System | Science News | Scoop.it
We're on the cusp of one of the greatest scientific accomplishments of all time, but we may not know when the moment strikes. Or, rather, there may be no moment.

 

Last week, in the corners of the Internet devoted to outer space, things started to get a little, well, hot. Voyager 1, the man-made object farthest away from Earth, was encountering a sharp uptick in the number of a certain kind of energetic particles around it. Had the spacecraft become the first human creation to "officially" leave the solar system?

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As Voyager 1 nears edge of solar system, scientists look back

As Voyager 1 nears edge of solar system, scientists look back | Science News | Scoop.it
(PhysOrg.com) -- In 1977, Jimmy Carter was sworn in as president, Elvis died, Virginia park ranger Roy Sullivan was hit by lightning a record seventh time, and two NASA space probes destined to turn planetary science on its head launched from Cape...
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Voyager space probes show outsiders' view of Milky Way - space - 01 December 2011 - New Scientist

Voyager space probes show outsiders' view of Milky Way - space - 01 December 2011 - New Scientist | Science News | Scoop.it
A particular wavelength of light can be seen from across the universe, but until now emissions from our own galaxy have been lost in the sun's glare...
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