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Confirmed: Voyager 1 in Interstellar Space

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New data collected by NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft have helped scientists confirm that the far-flung probe is indeed cruising through interstellar space, the researchers say.

Voyager 1 made headlines around the world last year when mission scientists announced that the probe had apparently left the heliosphere — the huge bubble of charged particles and magnetic fields surrounding the sun — in August 2012.

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Crazay3578d ago

NASA has had some absolutely spectacular results with some of these probes and devices.

Software_Lover3577d ago

I just don't understand why they turned the camera off. Surely it didn't use that much energy.

Jrmy843569d ago

Just wow! Blows my mind the things we as a nation accomplished. Here NASA signed a deal with Boeing to build a football field size rocket to take us to Mars. Can't wait, JFK's mind would be blown.

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NASA radar images show stadium-sized asteroid tumbling by Earth during flyby

The asteroid zoomed by Earth at a perfectly safe distance of around 1.8 million miles (2.9 kilometers).

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Odysseus mission to be cut short after moon lander's sideways touchdown

Engineers expect to lose contact with the private US moon lander Odysseus on Tuesday, cutting short the mission after its sideways touchdown last week.

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NASA: Despite lost contact, there is still hope for the $32.7 million Capstone spacecraft

NASA announced Tuesday that a $32.7 million Capstone spacecraft intended to try out a skewed lunar orbit had lost contact, but agency engineers are confident

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