Nasa Satellite Leaving Solar System

Nasa s voyager 1 spacecraft officially has become the first human made object to leave the solar system and venture into interstellar space scientists confirmed yesterday.

Nasa satellite leaving solar system.

After streaking through space for nearly 35 years nasa s robotic voyager 1 probe finally left the solar system in august 2012 a study published today sept. 12 in the journal science reports. The network also supports selected earth orbiting missions. Solar storm aftershocks at the edge of the solar system provide confirmation that the voyager 1 spacecraft made the passage on august 25 2012 space agency scientists said thursday.

Jpl built and operates the twin voyager spacecraft. New data indicate voyager 1 has been traveling for about one year through the plasma or ionized gas present in the space between the. When voyager 2 leaves the solar system it will become the second human made object to enter interstellar space nasa said. Its twin probe voyager 1 got there first in 2012 after detecting a.

The 36 year old probe which launched in 1977 is about 12 billion miles from our sun. In addition to these spacecraft some third stages and de spin. Scientists define the solar system in different ways so prof stone has always been very careful not to use the exact phrase leave the solar system in relation to his spacecraft. It originally was launched along with voyager 2 in 1977 to explore the outer planets in our solar system.

Nasa s dsn managed by jpl is an international network of antennas that supports interplanetary spacecraft missions and radio and radar astronomy observations for the exploration of the solar system and the universe.