Friday, February 1, 2013

NASA: Voyager 1 enters new region of solar system | Reduction

NASA: Voyager 1 enters new region of solar system

1968 ... '2001' astronauts in Discovery's pod bay
1968 ... '2001' astronauts in Discovery's pod bay by x-ray delta one
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Scientists have dubbed this region the "magnetic highway" and it's the last stop before interstellar space, or the space between stars. The findings were presented Monday at a meeting of the American Geophysical Union meeting in San Francisco. Voyager 1 and its twin Voyager 2 launched 35 years ago on a tour of the outer planets. Afterward, both spacecraft continued to hurtle toward the fringes of the solar system. Mission chief scientist Ed Stone says it's unknown when Voyager 1 will finally break through to interstellar space. Once that happens, it'll be the first manmade object to leave the solar system.

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