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NASA says it's official
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NASA says it's official
September 13, 2013 at 12:00 am
The Voyager I spacecraft has left our solar system and entered interstellar space. This was in the news last year, but the loss of an instrument in 1980 kept them from being sure. Now they have been able to confirm it using other on board instruments. The probe is now 17 light hours from Earth. That's about three times the distance to Pluto.

http://www.npr.org/2013/09/12/221732909/...llar-space
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RE: NASA says it's official
September 13, 2013 at 12:58 am
(September 13, 2013 at 12:00 am)popeyespappy Wrote: The Voyager I spacecraft has left our solar system and entered interstellar space. This was in the news last year, but the loss of an instrument in 1980 kept them from being sure. Now they have been able to confirm it using other on board instruments. The probe is now 17 light hours from Earth. That's about three times the distance to Pluto.

http://www.npr.org/2013/09/12/221732909/...llar-space
They build that thing to last huh. Still first man made object to pass the OOrt cloud. There is hope yet.
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RE: NASA says it's official
September 13, 2013 at 4:50 am
Go little probe, go Smile

It still has 10 years of power. If anything, its a great feat of engineering.
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RE: NASA says it's official
September 13, 2013 at 6:51 am
FYI, it's still in the solar system (but also in interstellar space): https://pay.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1...er/cc75g17

Good explanation here as well (near the bottom of the page): http://mashable.com/2013/09/12/voyager-1...lar-space/
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RE: NASA says it's official
September 13, 2013 at 7:03 am
Pretty amazing. Wonder if we'll ever physically 'see' it again as we advance?
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RE: NASA says it's official
September 13, 2013 at 7:25 am (This post was last modified: September 13, 2013 at 7:25 am by popeyespappy.)
(September 13, 2013 at 6:51 am)Tiberius Wrote: FYI, it's still in the solar system (but also in interstellar space): https://pay.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1...er/cc75g17

Good explanation here as well (near the bottom of the page): http://mashable.com/2013/09/12/voyager-1...lar-space/

300 years? Well that sucks!
(September 13, 2013 at 7:03 am)Fidel_Castronaut Wrote: Pretty amazing. Wonder if we'll ever physically 'see' it again as we advance?

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RE: NASA says it's official
September 13, 2013 at 7:37 am
300 years to reach the beginning of the Oort cloud (which is still in the Solar System), and another 30,000 years before it exits (assuming it doesn't crash into anything or get hit by something). It is doubtful that Voyager will ever truly leave the Solar System.
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RE: NASA says it's official
September 13, 2013 at 7:40 am
(September 13, 2013 at 7:37 am)Tiberius Wrote: 300 years to reach the beginning of the Oort cloud (which is still in the Solar System), and another 30,000 years before it exits (assuming it doesn't crash into anything or get hit by something). It is doubtful that Voyager will ever truly leave the Solar System.

300 years before it reaches the Oort cloud. 30000 before it reaches the distance to the nearest star. Presumably it will have left Sol's solar system well before that point.
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RE: NASA says it's official
September 13, 2013 at 7:47 am (This post was last modified: September 13, 2013 at 7:47 am by Tiberius.)
The Mashable article I linked to says the following:
Quote:It will take Voyager 1 another 300 years to reach the beginning of the Oort cloud and another 30,000 years or so to exit. It will be 40,000 years before Voyager 1 reaches the nearest star, Gliese 445, and adopts its gravitational pull.
Bolding mine. Given that the Oort cloud is part of the Solar System, one must assume that just prior to the moment of exit, Voyager will still technically be in the Solar System.
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RE: NASA says it's official
September 13, 2013 at 8:14 am
So it's still technically in the solar system, but now also in interstellar space. I think that's still a good show, yay NASA!
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