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September 16, 2013

How Do We Know When Voyager Reaches Interstellar Space?
Pasadena CA (JPL) Sep 17, 2013
Whether and when NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft, humankind's most distant object, broke through to interstellar space, the space between stars, has been a thorny issue. For the last year, claims have surfaced every few months that Voyager 1 has "left our solar system." Why has the Voyager team held off from saying the craft reached interstellar space until now? "We have been cautious because we're dealing with one of the most important milestones in the history of exploration," said Voyager Project S ... read more

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