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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Blue Origin launched a crew of six people on board a New Shepard rocket on…
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Following her launch on SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket, the company’s CRS-19 Dragon spacecraft completed journey…
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NASA highlights payloads on next Falcon Heavy; LZ-1 cleared for normal operations
NASA has released information regarding the U.S. space agency’s payloads that will launch on the…
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The boundaries of astronomical discovery keep getting pushed, especially in the 21st century with new…
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United Launch Alliance’s Atlas V rocket launched the AFSPC-11 mission for the United States Air…
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Like most years, 2017 saw numerous scientific advancements and discoveries throughout the solar system and…
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SpaceX’s Dragon capsule for resupply mission CRS-13 has arrived at the International Space Station on…
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The first spacecraft to leave the inner solar system sailed into the asteroid belt 45…
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Space exploration in 2015 was an unprecedented series of firsts and major achievements. But for…
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Making its third launch of the month, United Launch Alliance’s Atlas V rocket has successfully…
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The United States Air Force is continuing to replenish its fleet of Global Positioning System…
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Ten years ago today (Monday, June 30), NASA made history as the Cassini spacecraft became…
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The 2013 year was another busy and productive year for NASA and the world’s space…
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It was an interesting year for NASA as the 2011 calendar brought about the retirement…
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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 United Launch Alliance (ULA) have successfully made a second attempt to launch their Atlas…