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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 MissionLatest NewsMore Voyager NewsArticle6 min readNASA’s Voyager Team Focuses on Software Patch, ThrustersArticle5 min readNASA’s Voyager Will Do More Science With New Power Strategy5 min readEdward Stone Retires After 50 Years as NASA Voyager’s Project ScientistArticle1 year ago3 min readEngineers Solve Data Glitch on NASA’s Voyager 1Article2 years ago6 min readVoyager, NASA’s Longest-Lived Mission, Logs 45 Years in SpaceArticle2 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.03The SpacecraftThe twin Voyagers are escaping our solar system in different directions at more than 3 astronomical units (AU) a year.A 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 NASASunTendrils of hot plasma stream from the Sun.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.Our Solar SystemAn illustration of a slice of a bright orange sun, with planets, a comet and asteroids against a blue-black backround.Heliosphere
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