Voyager 1: Earth’s Farthest Spacecraft

Voyager 1: Earth’s Farthest Spacecraft

Source:  Elizabeth Howell, Space.com Contributor | February 28, 2018

Voyager 1 is the first spacecraft to reach interstellar space. It originally was launched (along with Voyager 2) in 1977 to explore the outer planets in our solar system. However, it has remained operational long past expectations and continues to send information about its journeys back to Earth.

The spacecraft officially entered interstellar space in August 2012, almost 35 years after its voyage began. The discovery wasn’t made official until 2013, however, when scientists had time to review the data sent back from Voyager 1.

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