Incredible Journey of Voyager 1
The Voyager 1 spacecraft, launched on September 5, 1977, is the farthest man-made object from Earth at 13.5 billion miles. Among the highlights in its 42-year journey are the mind-blowing close-up photos of Jupiter’s Great Red Spot, captured like never before, and magnificent shots of Saturn’s ringlets and two mysterious moons.
In 1990, at a distance of 4 billion miles, scientists pointed the Voyager cameras toward the sun and were rewarded with a “family portrait” of our solar system, capturing Planet Earth as a tiny blue speck in an array of light. In 2012, Voyager 1, which was built to last only five years, crossed the threshold of interstellar space, still collecting data despite being bombarded daily by dangerous cosmic rays. Tune in as V101 Science features more nuggets from the spacecraft’s incredible journey.
