The Voyager 1 spacecraft is coming up on two major milestones: reaching a distance of 1 light-day away from Earth in November, and next year, passing 50 years since its launch.
And even though it hasn't captured any images since 1990, it's still "making discoveries in the uncharted territory of interstellar space".
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/18/science/nasa-voyagers-big-bang.html?unlocked_article_code=1.6VA.fotO.dHT1GZk6PpSW&smid=url-share
#news #space #voyager #voyager1 #NASA
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