The Voyager 1 spacecraft is now 11 billion miles from Earth, speeding along at 38,000 miles per hour towards the edge of the heliosphere, the bubble that surrounds the solar system. Voyager chief scientist Ed Stone discusses the craft’s discoveries about the environment at the edge of the solar bubble.
Voyager 1 Probing Solar System’s Distant Edge
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Voyager 1 Bids Farewell to the Solar System
The Voyager 1 spacecraft will soon have a new territory to explore—interstellar space. Voyager chief scientist Ed Stone discusses whether the spacecraft will have a bumpy exit from the solar system, and the chances Voyager’s golden record may someday be intercepted by an advanced space-faring civilization.
GUESTS Ed Stone Chief Scientist, Voyager Professor, Physics California Institute of Technology Pasadena, California
http://sciencefriday.com/segment/06/22/2012/voyager-1-bids-farewell-to-the-solar-system.html
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The Mix Tape of the Gods
Timothy Ferris discusses the Voyager space probe.
From: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/05/opinion/05ferris.html
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After 35 Years, Voyager Nears Edge Of Solar System
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