Voyager 1 passes into interstellar space. Computer artwork showing the location of the spacecraft Voyager 1 on 25th August 2012. This is when it was believed to have entered interstellar space. The solar system is at left. The scale bar shows distances in astronomical units; the distance between the Earth and the Sun (150 million kilometres). The Oort cloud is the source of comets. Also shown is Alpha Centauri,the closest star to our Sun. Voyager 1 was launched on 5th September 1977 on a mission to study the outer solar system | |
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