Voyager 2 spacecraft enters interstellar space

ScienceNews.org ^ | December 10, 2018 | Lisa Grossman

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OVER AND OUT: The Voyager 2 spacecraft has crossed into interstellar space, six years after its twin probe, Voyager 1. The two spacecraft are providing an unprecedented look at the edge
of the sun’s influence (lighter blue bubble in this illustration).

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[cuban leaf]

Veejure. “Must sterilize.”

[Vermont Lt]

Sometimes these guys make the coolest stuff.

[colorado tanker]

V’Ger ping.

[Hot Tabasco]

Why would Voyager 2 launch before Voyager 1?

[neverevergiveup]

Was wondering how many posts before this came up, LOL. Obviously lot’s of FR Trekkies..

[colorado tanker]

Absolutely amazing; and all in my lifetime. Voyager gave us our first good look at the distant planets and now the Universe beyond the Heliosphere. I wonder if those who designed and built her dared dream it would last this long?

[Interesting Times]

Great stuff. Thanks for the post.

[Red Badger]

It’s racking up some Frequent Flyer miles!..............

[cuban leaf]

Worst Star Trek movie ever. I owned it on Beta. Cost my $105 new.

The TV episode was one of the best, though.

[Kommodor]

Either that or just fans of Lt. Saavik

[be-baw]

Excellent post! Thanks.

[Joe 6-pack]

Interesting graphic. In 41 years, Voyager 2 has only traveled the distance light would travel in about 16.5 hours. The premise of “Star Trek The Motion Picture” (set in 2271) was that Voyager (1) had been traveling into deep space for about three hundred years and was making its return trip. At that rate of travel (appr. 0.4 light hours x year), Voyager would have only traveled about 120 light hours in 300 years, or the distance light can travel in five days. Of course this assumes a constant rate of travel without any forces affecting acceleration/deceleration.

[Crucial]

They did a hell of a job building her.

[SunkenCiv]

So, you're Neil DeGrasse Tyson now? /jk

[Zathras]

I came out of the theater and told my buddy...
“I think I’ve got a thing for women with pointy ears”

[mkleesma]

“Worst Star Trek movie ever.”

Oh, I don’t know - it’s got some pretty stiff competition from Star Trek 5. That was so bad I never rented it on video after seeing it in the theater.

[tm61]

Think the names had to do with their routes out of solar
System

2 had a longer path than 1and would eventually fall behind