The hotly contested question has been answered: Voyager 1 is humanity’s first object to enter interstellar space. The historic announcement came from NASA after a year of review into 2012 and 2013 data points from the intrepid probe. Officially, Voyager 1 entered interstellar space on 25 August 2012.
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Like its sister probe Voyager 2, the Voyager 1 spacecraft has been an instrumental force…
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On August 20, 1977, the intrepid spacecraft Voyager 2 launched from the Cape Canaveral Air…
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The Voyager spacecraft – NASA’s longest operational interplanetary probes – are about to enter their 34th…
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The second private mission to the International Space Station (ISS) has come to a close…
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On May 14, 1973, the final Saturn V rocket lifted off to deploy Skylab, America’s…
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Space Perspective prepares to introduce new recovery ship as providers compete for land at Port Canaveral
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Juno, NASA’s flagship mission to Jupiter, marks five years at the solar system’s largest planet…
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Titan impact craters reveal connections to planetary weather, set the stage for Dragonfly
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Mars Ascent Vehicle from Northrop Grumman takes shape for Mars Sample Return mission
Since Mariner 9 entered orbit around Mars on November 14, 1971, NASA has been continuously…
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Deep Space Network upgrades and new antennas increase vital communication capabilities
by Mihir NealNASA’s Deep Space Network, commonly referred to as the DSN, has welcomed a new dish,…
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More than four and a half years after arriving in orbit of Jupiter, NASA’s Juno…
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Missing dark matter & shadows from a black hole, Hubble continues to unlock cosmic mysteries
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From the robotic arms of the Shuttle era and the International Space Station to synthetic…
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NASA’s Juno spacecraft, the agency’s flagship mission to Jupiter, continues to stream back an incredible…
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It was 24 January 1986 when Voyager 2 flew by Uranus on its never-ending outbound…
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The United States Air Force’s X-37B spaceplane began its sixth mission with launch aboard a…
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A mission years in the planning and building took its next great leap Sunday evening…