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  2. Voyager 1 - Wikipedia

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    Voyager 1 is a space probe launched by NASA on September 5, 1977, as part of the Voyager program to study the outer Solar System and the interstellar space beyond the Sun's heliosphere. It was launched 16 days after its twin, Voyager 2 .

  3. List of artificial objects leaving the Solar System - Wikipedia

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    Several space probes and the upper stages of their launch vehicles are leaving the Solar System, all of which were launched by NASA. Three of the probes, Voyager 1, Voyager 2, and New Horizons, are still functioning and are regularly contacted by radio communication, while Pioneer 10 and Pioneer 11 are now derelict.

  4. Pale Blue Dot - Wikipedia

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    Voyager 1 was the first space probe to provide detailed images of the two largest planets and their major moons. The Voyager 1 spacecraft. The spacecraft, still traveling at 64,000 km/h (40,000 mph), is the most distant human-made object from Earth and the first one to leave the Solar System. [5]

  5. Inside NASA's 5-month fight to save the Voyager 1 mission in ...

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    In 2012, Voyager 1 ventured beyond the solar system, becoming the first human-made object to enter interstellar space, or the space between stars. Voyager 2 followed suit in 2018. Voyager 2 ...

  6. The 47-year-old Voyager probes are exploring interstellar ...

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    Editor’s note: A version of this story appeared in CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. An enduring mystique surrounds the Voyager 1 and 2 ...

  7. Voyager 1 sends back science data from more than 15 billion ...

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    Voyager 1’s flight data system is responsible for collecting information from the spacecraft’s science instruments and bundling it with engineering data that reflects the probe’s health status.

  8. Voyager program - Wikipedia

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    This is the region where the Sun's influence begins to decrease and interstellar space can be detected. [58] Voyager 1 is escaping the Solar System at the speed of 3.6 AU per year 35° north of the ecliptic in the general direction of the solar apex in Hercules, while Voyager 2 ' s speed is about 3.3 AU per year, heading 48° south of the ...

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    The AOL.com video experience serves up the best video content from AOL and around the web, curating informative and entertaining snackable videos.