Iconic Portrait of the Solar System Turns 25 This February 14

Iconic Portrait of the Solar System Turns 25 This February 14

On February 14, 1990, NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft successfully imaged the Solar System from far, far away

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • December 16th, 2014
Cosmic Tsunami Wave Is Now Ripping Through Interstellar Space, NASA Says

Cosmic Tsunami Wave Is Now Ripping Through Interstellar Space, NASA Says

The space wave was detected with the help of Voyager 1 in February, is the longest-lasting thus far documented

NASA Releases Archive Image of Jupiter's Great Red Spot

NASA Releases Archive Image of Jupiter's Great Red Spot

The photograph was collected by the Voyager 1 spacecraft

Neil deGrasse Tyson, Wil Wheaton and Levar Burton Have a Message for Voyager 1 – Video

Neil deGrasse Tyson, Wil Wheaton and Levar Burton Have a Message for Voyager 1 – Video

Voyager 1 is the first human-made object to leave the solar system

This Is the Sound of Interstellar Space, as Heard by Voyager 1 – Video

This Is the Sound of Interstellar Space, as Heard by Voyager 1 – Video

Watch NASA's full announcement of the historic moment

  • Space
  • By Lucian Parfeni
  • September 13th, 2013
Voyager 1 Leaves the Solar System, Becomes the First Human Object in Interstellar Space

Voyager 1 Leaves the Solar System, Becomes the First Human Object in Interstellar Space

The probe launched 36 years ago is making history again

  • Space
  • By Lucian Parfeni
  • June 28th, 2013
Voyager 1 Still Baffles with Strange Findings at the Edge of the Solar System

Voyager 1 Still Baffles with Strange Findings at the Edge of the Solar System

The probe is in a limbo region that no one was expecting

  • Space
  • By Lucian Parfeni
  • March 21st, 2013
Voyager 1 Hasn't Left the Solar System NASA Says, Despite Other Claims

Voyager 1 Hasn't Left the Solar System NASA Says, Despite Other Claims

Voyager 1 hasn't reached interstellar space just yet

Stardust Tells the Story of Earth’s Destruction with Stunning Graphics and Hidden Depth – Video

Stardust Tells the Story of Earth’s Destruction with Stunning Graphics and Hidden Depth – Video

Billions of years from now, Earth will be destroyed, but every atom in it will live on

  • Space
  • By Lucian Parfeni
  • December 14th, 2012
2013 May Be the Year Voyager 1 Becomes the First Interstellar Spacecraft

2013 May Be the Year Voyager 1 Becomes the First Interstellar Spacecraft

The craft is very close to leaving the Solar System

  • Space
  • By Lucian Parfeni
  • October 31st, 2012
Near the Edge of the Solar System, Voyager 1 Finds Unexpected Phenomenon

Near the Edge of the Solar System, Voyager 1 Finds Unexpected Phenomenon

The sun magnetic field seems to be energizing particles in the region

  • Space
  • By Lucian Parfeni
  • October 9th, 2012
Voyager May Have Entered Interstellar Space in Late August

Voyager May Have Entered Interstellar Space in Late August

Boldly going where no man(-made object) has gone before

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • September 6th, 2012
Voyager 1 Is Far from Solar System Edge

Voyager 1 Is Far from Solar System Edge

Astronomers thought that the probe was close to interstellar space

Voyager 1 Turns 35 Years Old

Voyager 1 Turns 35 Years Old

The spacecraft is currently trying to escape the solar system

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • August 4th, 2012
Voyager 1 Nearly Out of the Solar System

Voyager 1 Nearly Out of the Solar System

Its instruments are sending back very exciting readings

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • June 16th, 2012
Voyager 1 Reaches Edge of the Solar System

Voyager 1 Reaches Edge of the Solar System

New data from the spacecraft have just arrived on Earth

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 19th, 2012
Power Cut to Some of Voyager 1's Subsystems

Power Cut to Some of Voyager 1's Subsystems

This is all part of a very careful power reserves management scheme

 
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