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 VoyagerHomeVoyager 1Voyager 2NewsMission UpdatesVoyager StoriesNews Media ContactsMissionOverviewStatusScienceTimelineSpacecraftThe Golden RecordOverviewThe CoverThe ContentsThe Making ofGalleriesVideosPostersMaking of the Golden RecordImages on the Golden RecordImages Voyager TookImages of VoyagerIllustrationsWhat is the Pale Blue Dot?Where Are They Now?FAQFrequently Asked QuestionsFact SheetFast FactsQ&A with Ed StoneExplore This SectionVoyagerNewsMissionThe Golden RecordGalleriesWhere Are They Now?FAQVoyagerInterstellar Messengersactive MissionWhyDiscover the Science GoalswhereWhere are They Now?WhatWhat's on the Golden RecordThe Voyager spacecraft against a sparkly blue backgroundVoyager 1 and its twin Voyager 2 are the only spacecraft ever to operate outside the heliosphere, the protective bubble of particles and magnetic fields generated by the Sun. Voyager 1 reached the interstellar boundary in 2012, while Voyager 2 (traveling slower and in a different direction than its twin) reached it in 2018.Mission TypeMultiple Flybyslaunch1977Science TargetsOuter Solar System, Interstellar SpaceStatusExtended MissionVoyager BlogArtist's concept of Voyager 1 passing beyond the heliopause, which is the boundary between our solar bubble and the matter ejected by explosions of other starsMission UpdatesVoyager 1 Resumes Sending Science Data from Two InstrumentsLatest Voyager Program NewsMore Voyager Program NewsArticle2 min readVoyager 1 Returning Science Data From All Four InstrumentsAn artist’s concept of the Voyager spacecraft.Article5 min readNASA’s Voyager Team Focuses on Software Patch, Thrusters3 min readNASA Mission Update: Voyager 2 Communications PauseArticle11 months ago5 min readNASA’s Voyager Will Do More Science With New Power StrategyArticle1 year ago4 min readEdward Stone Retires After 50 Years as NASA Voyager’s Project ScientistArticle2 years agoFeatured01The Interstellar MissionAfter completing the first in-depth reconnaissance of the outer planets, the twin Voyagers are on a new mission to chart the edge of interstellar space.Explore02The Golden RecordThe contents of the golden record were selected for NASA by a committee led by Carl Sagan of Cornell University.Explore03The SpacecraftThe twin Voyagers are escaping our solar system in different directions at more than 3 astronomical units (AU) a year.ExploreA close up of the golden record. The label says "To the makers of music - all worlds, all times."Unable to render the provided sourceA 3D model of NASA's twin Voyager spacecraft.NASA Visualization Technology Applications and Development (VTAD)The Pale Blue DotThe behind-the-scenes story of the making of Voyager 1's iconic image of Earth as "a mote of dust suspended in a sunbeam."Learn MoreEarth as a tiny bluish dot suspended in a grainy beam of light.Keep ExploringDiscover More Topics From NASAJupiterJupiter against black background of spaceSaturnA view of Saturn from the Cassini spacecraft shows the golden planet with its rings.NeptuneA deep blue planet with wispy white clouds moving across its face.UniverseSplotches of bright-pink and blue-white fill the lower half of the image. A bright bar of white stars extends downward from top-center toward the left. Random areas of dusty clouds form dark streams against the bright backdrop.
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