Thursday, September 06, 2007

Voyager, 30 years on


Voyager 1 was launched on the 5th September, 1977.

Still operational after 30 years, Voyager 1 is now more than 103.2 astronomical units away from the Sun.

Astronomers believe it has now entered the solar system's heliosheath - the termination shock region between the sun's solar wind and interstellar space.

Signals from Voyager 1 take 13 hours to reach Earth, travelling at the speed of light.

Wired has an excellent slide show of Voyager-related images. Worth a browse.
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2 comments:

Sabine Hossenfelder said...

Hi Brett,

Isn't it weird to know that something human made is flying through outer space, possibly reaching other civilizations - some time?

You might also be interested in our post Voyager's Grand Tour.

Best,

B.

Brett Jordan said...

thanks bee

 
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