Voyager 1 probe becomes first man-made object to leave solar system[W:16]

Threegoofs said:

Science Friday is always great. But seriously, its in the Oort cloud, where comets are in orbit around the sun. That sounds like the solar system to me. The heliosphere seems kind of arbitrary. As they played on that intro to the interview, they were saying Voyager left the solar system ten years ago. It depends on the definition...

And j-mac... I dont know why you'd want to listen. You dont believe that science stuff anyway.

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DiAnna said:

I'm glad I lived long enough to see this day. A magnificent achievement. Makes me proud.

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j-mac said:

No doubt....I feel small now....

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Threegoofs said:

Science Friday is always great. But seriously, its in the Oort cloud, where comets are in orbit around the sun. That sounds like the solar system to me. The heliosphere seems kind of arbitrary. As they played on that intro to the interview, they were saying Voyager left the solar system ten years ago. It depends on the definition...

And j-mac... I dont know why you'd want to listen. You dont believe that science stuff anyway.

So dont listen to this:

Climate Conspiracy 1: Scientists falsify data

or this:

Climate change skepticism makes strange bedfellows

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Threegoofs said:

Science Friday is always great. But seriously, its in the Oort cloud, where comets are in orbit around the sun. That sounds like the solar system to me. The heliosphere seems kind of arbitrary. As they played on that intro to the interview, they were saying Voyager left the solar system ten years ago. It depends on the definition...

And j-mac... I dont know why you'd want to listen. You dont believe that science stuff anyway.

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Shadow Serious said:

Um, no, Voyager 1 is no where near the Oort Cloud. It is in the scattered disk somewhere outside the Kupier Belt. And the inner part of the Oort Cloud is about 1 light year from the sun. Voyager 1 is not even a light day away from the sun.

Oort cloud - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

I think that the definition was the influence of the suns magnetosphere to the interstellar medium. While I could not find out in the article the outer distance of the Oort cloud I remember that the average distance of gravitational influence is about 3 light years some parts would be less due to the Alpha Centari stars and others would be greater.

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donsutherland1 said:

From CNN:

NASA's Voyager 1 probe has become the first man-made object to enter interstellar space, the U.S. space agency announced Thursday.

Scientists report they have strong evidence that the unmanned spacecraft has crossed the magnetic boundary separating the solar system's sun, planets and solar wind from the rest of the galaxy. The announcement comes more than 36 years after the unmanned spacecraft lifted off on a journey that gave humans close-up views of Jupiter and Saturn before heading toward deep space.

Voyager 1 probe has left 'solar bubble' - CNN.com

NASA’s press release can be found at:

NASA Spacecraft Embarks on Historic Journey Into Interstellar Space | NASA

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Serenity said:

So far from home and all alone. Can't help getting emotional because there's no words for just how brilliant this is. Congratulations to NASA and all involved, such an amazing accomplishment.

To infinity, and beyond!

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MarineTpartier said:

You know, I'm a big time hater of NASA. I have stated numerous times that I think it's a waste of money right now. However, this is pretty cool. I hope that Voyager 1 continues to function and can transmit pictures back to us. I would fully support continuing to fund this particular program. I wish a car maker could make vehicle that could last as long as this thing has lol.

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