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Voyager mission still exploring interstellar space nearly 49 years on

Original: NASA’s Voyager mission is still exploring interstellar space nearly 49 years after launch. Voyager 1 is humanity’s most

NASA's Voyager spacecraft continue their journey through interstellar space almost 49 years after launch. Voyager 1 remains humanity's most distant spacecraft, while Voyager 2 is still the only craft to have visited Uranus and Neptune. Both probes carry the Golden Record, a message from Earth intended for any civilisation that might one day find them.

Why now: The near-50-year endurance of the Voyager probes and their ongoing discoveries continue to fascinate the public.

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• NASA’s Voyager mission is still exploring interstellar space nearly 49 years after launch. Voyager 1 is humanity’s most distant spacecraft. Voyager 2 remains our only visitor to Uranus and Neptune. Both carry the Golden Record — Earth’s message to the cosmos. https://www.… · nexthorizon · 4

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