space probe “Voyager 1″, launched by NASA in 1977. finally left the solar system. This was officially announced at NASA.
Two weeks earlier, with such a sensational statement was made by researchers from the University of Maryland, who analyzed the same model they created. The researchers found that the probe entered the limits of interstellar space in July 2012., But NASA could not confirm this information.
Now, having studied the data of gravitational shifts, magnetic field and solar particles, the staff of NASA confirmed the findings of colleagues from the university.
“Voyager 1″ left the heliosphere in March 2013., but it was not enough to go beyond our solar system: the satellite was in a transition zone, called the “heliopause,” which is the last stage of the transit on the way to interstellar space .
“Voyager 1″ – automatic probe weighing 723 kilograms. Was launched to study the solar system and its surroundings on September 5 1977. He was the first spacecraft to make pictures of Jupiter and Saturn. On board the probe is secured gold plate, where the aliens specified location of the Earth, and also recorded a series of images and sounds.
September 12, 2013
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