NASA’s Voyager spacecraft crossed the heliopause — the boundary where the Sun’s influence ends and interstellar space begins. New data reveal that this region is far more structured and energetic than scientists expected, changing how we understand the true edge of the Solar System.
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@cmdrpanorpa8631
Of course, by the time a "modern" probe reached the same spot it too would be considered equipped with old scientific equipment. The fact that they are still functioning really shows how well designed the voyager probes are.
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@Cap-ku6ok
I presented a report to my science class about the Voyager spacecrafts back in the 70's when I was in elementary school. 50 years later, all the teachers are gone, the school has been torn down, but the Voyagers are still fulfilling their mission.
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@willie714
What amazes me is that data can still be sent at that distance.
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@cgross82
We certainly got our money’s worth out of the Voyager program!
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@moeskido
The Voyager project is a stunning achievement of engineering and ingenuity.
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@trooperthatsall5250
Around 27 years back I was decommissioned old computer hardware from a university storage, most of the old boards were tested and then packed for reselling - there were still a healthy trade in them. A few of these boards were daughter boards with extended ram chips and a few interfaces, scsi, RS232 etc. I put these up for sale these were purchased by a representative from NASA. I was contacted directly and was asked for a full inventory of the hardware I sent the list and they bought the whole lot. I was puzzled but realised that with all the hardware floating about in space from decades back it would be useful to keep spares "just in case" they need it for the future. I would like to think one of these boards helping keep the dream alive.
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@jamiesuejeffery
I was 6 years old when those two twins were launched. I have been watching them my entire life. They weren't designed to live this long. Awesome work NASA! And hey! They even starred in a Star Trek movie!
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@MalleusSemperVictor
"Just" is apparently 13 years ago.
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@stevenewtube
Credit to the scientists that can send and receive signals to the Voyagers.. through the heliopause 👍
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@nevertruelylost
I can’t imagine how excited Carl Sagan would have been to be alive today and see this.
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@donpage2698
When I was a kid I saw a Nova where the probes were approaching the outer planets after being dormant for years. When they tested the cameras there were lots of dead spots in the image. They figured out the camera was fine, but the memory had dead bits. Engineers remapped the memory to skip the bad bits and transmitted the program, due to the distance it took like a half hour for them to get pictures back that confirmed the good news. It was cool then and it's cool now.
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@damducttape8403
Thank you for including Pluto, in your images of our solar system. PLUTO 4EVER
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@JonJaeden
During a field trip to JPS in the '70s, I saw the engineers building Voyager behind a large glass window.
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@fiachramaccana280
It crossed the Heliosphere on August 25th 2012...that's hardly "just"
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@DaveP1of1
I’m absolutely enamored by space news, and discoveries. Really wish I chased this when I was younger. What a time to be alive!! 🙌🏼