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It was confirmed last week that Voyager 1 became the first man made spacecraft to enter interstellar...
It was confirmed last week that Voyager 1 became the first man made spacecraft to enter interstellar space! Does this mean it left our solar system? Ian O'Neill joins DNews to discuss what interstellar space is, and how big our solar system really is!
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Interstellar Song: Solar Tsunami Hits Voyager 1
http://news.discovery.com/space/interstellar-song-solar-tsunami-washes-over-voyager-1-140708.htm
"NASA's veteran Voyager 1 spacecraft has been hit by a 'tsunami' from the sun as the mission pushes deeper into interstellar space."
Voyager encountering interstellar space
http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/709991main_Stone-1pia16486STILL-43_full.jpg
Animation of the Heliosphere
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bc/Heliopause_%28high-definition%29.ogv
Trajectories of Deep Space Probes
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6f/A_drawing_showing_the_trajectories_of_Pioneer_10_and_11_as_well_as_Voyager_1_and_2_on_their_varied_routes_out_of_the_Solar_System.jpg
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