Voyager-1 will not approach another star for nearly 40,000 years, even though it is moving at 45km/s (100,000mph). “Voyager-1 will be in orbit around the centre of our galaxy with all its stars for billions of years,” said Prof Stone.Voyager 2 launched on 20 August 1977; Voyager 1 lifted off on 5 September the same year
- Their official missions were to study Jupiter and Saturn, but the probes were able to continue on
- The Voyager 1 probe is now the furthest human-built object from Earth
- Both probes carry discs with recordings designed to portray the diversity of culture on Earth
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