How one image taken from 3.7 billion miles away proved Earth is a speck in space
Voyager 1’s photographs included Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter, and Venus. According to NASA’s website, ‘Mars was obscured by…
After nearly fifty years, Voyager 1 spacecraft approaches one light-day milestone — 25.9 billion km distance from Earth ensures one day of latency for commands
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At The Edge Of Our Solar System, NASA’s Voyager 1 Found A ‘Wall Of Fire’
Nothing manmade has reached further from Earth than the Voyager series of spacecraft. Hurtling away from the sun…
NASA’s Voyager 1 Is About To Make History Again
When NASA launched the Voyager 1 probe back in 1977, the initial objective was to gather information about…
Voyager 2’s journey into interstellar space raises more questions than answers!
Voyager 2 continues to travel at over 55,000 kilometres per hour, moving deeper into interstellar space. Its power…
From Voyager to Tesla car! 5 man-made objects on an endless journey through space
Launched in 1977, the Voyager twins are the farthest human-made objects from Earth. Voyager 1 is now more…
How many years NASA’s Voyager-1 will take to exit our solar system?
Key numbers used Voyager 1 speed ≈ 17 km/s (typical quoted value). 1 astronomical unit (AU) = 149,597,870.7…
When will Voyager 1 go silent and what are NASA’s plans for its final days?
Communication depends on Voyager’s 3.7-metre high-gain antenna transmitting narrow, low-power X-band radio signals. Those signals are captured by…