The decades old Voyager 1 spacecraft has reached the outer edge of the solar system, and the workhorse has helped scientists observe where solar wind no longer blows outward, but sideways. C'mon, pretend you care...
Since the spacecraft was launched in 1977, it has snapped images of Earth and other planets in our solar system. Researchers believe Voyager 1 will exit the solar system and reach interstellar space (what is considered the area in between the Sun's influence and the next star system) in about four years. It is now approximately 10.8 billion miles from the Sun, where the velocity of gas emanating outward from the sun has slowed to zero.
Since the spacecraft was launched in 1977, it has snapped images of Earth and other planets in our solar system. Researchers believe Voyager 1 will exit the solar system and reach interstellar space (what is considered the area in between the Sun's influence and the next star system) in about four years. It is now approximately 10.8 billion miles from the Sun, where the velocity of gas emanating outward from the sun has slowed to zero.
And in honor of solar ejections, here's a video of parts of the sun exploding.
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