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Post by Dave on Sept 5, 2014 16:39:35 GMT
You wait all week for a post from DQ and then three come along at once... 
Howdy pardner, where ya bin? *doffs Stetson*  |
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Post by jandl100 on Sept 18, 2014 20:59:47 GMT
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Post by Slinger on Dec 13, 2018 20:18:50 GMT
I thought it worth resurrecting this thread to note that Voyager 2 has joined its younger twin brother (V2 was actually launched first i.i.r.c.) and exited our solar system. I meant to post this earlier but got caught up with other stuff. |
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Post by MartinT on Dec 14, 2018 14:02:58 GMT
It's incredible to think that they were launched in 1977 and Voyager 2 has only just left the solar system, 41 years later.
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Post by Chris on Dec 14, 2018 20:07:05 GMT
Am I right in thinking they're now the two furthest man made objects from Earth?
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Post by MartinT on Nov 5, 2019 6:24:22 GMT
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Post by jandl100 on Nov 5, 2019 6:58:32 GMT
Yes, the results from the 5 live sensors on board Voyager 2 have been published, the probe seems to be going through a somewhat chaotic boundary region where the sun's influence (the heliosphere) is impacting the interstellar medium.  It seems that the plasma density and temperature are distinctly different and also there are a lot more cosmic rays sleeting around out there, in the big beyond. Just to put this amazing achievement into a different context, the Voyager probes have covered less than 0.05% of the distance to the nearest star! |
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