Voyager 2 Probe Enters Interstellar Space
- 5 years ago
Voyager 2 Probe
Enters Interstellar Space Scientists say the NASA
probe crossed out of the
heliosphere into interstellar
space on November 5. The heliosphere is
described as a plasma bubble
that is created by the sun. Suzanne Dodd, Voyager Project Manager, via Endgadget Launched in 1977,
Voyager 2 is now 11
billion miles from earth. On board the probe
is a Plasma Science Experiment. The instrument is designed to
take measurements of solar wind. Voyager 2 is still
considered to be
in the solar system. Scientists estimate it will
take the craft 30,000
years to exit the outer edge.
Enters Interstellar Space Scientists say the NASA
probe crossed out of the
heliosphere into interstellar
space on November 5. The heliosphere is
described as a plasma bubble
that is created by the sun. Suzanne Dodd, Voyager Project Manager, via Endgadget Launched in 1977,
Voyager 2 is now 11
billion miles from earth. On board the probe
is a Plasma Science Experiment. The instrument is designed to
take measurements of solar wind. Voyager 2 is still
considered to be
in the solar system. Scientists estimate it will
take the craft 30,000
years to exit the outer edge.