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Voyager 1 reaches final frontier

25. Juni 2012

Voyager 1, launched in 1977, has reached the final frontier.
A sharp increase in cosmic rays indicates that Voyager 1 is leaving the heliosphere. The heliosphere is that gigantic magnetic bubble that surrounds our sun and the planets. NASA says that Voyager 1, which flys a few billion kilometers in front of Voyager 2, is still in good shape and ready for interstelllar space. Voyager 1 is now about 18 billion kilometers from Earth. A bit far away for quick phone call home.

via NASA

Keep going Voyager!

Dirk Wember

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Filed under: Aerospace,Science,Technology

Schlagwörter: Earth, Interstellar Space, NASA, Planet, Sun, Voyager 1, Voyager 2