interstellar space
Astronomers Have Found Grease in Space
A new study by a team of astronomers from Australia and Turkey has determined that space is filled with immense…
How Much Stuff is in a Light Year?
Determining how much stuff is a single light year is daunting, considering how big the Milky Way is. But doing…
One of the Milky Way’s Arms Might Encircle the Entire Galaxy
Given that our Solar System sits inside the Milky Way Galaxy, getting a clear picture of what it looks like…
Voyager 1 Hears Sun Echoes Far Away, In Interstellar Space
Wow! Even from interstellar space, the plucky Voyager 1 can still listen in to activities from our Sun. Whenever the…
Hoping Aliens are Hipsters Who Enjoy Vinyl
The Colbert Report Get More: Colbert Report Full Episodes,Video Archive JPL's venerable Ed Stone, the Project Scientist for the Voyager…
10 Historic Moments in Voyager’s Journey to Interstellar Space
Yesterday, NASA announced that as of August 2012, Voyager 1 is in a new frontier to humanity: interstellar space. Our…
Listen to the Sounds of Interstellar Space, Recorded by Voyager 1
Voyager 1 was able to record the sounds of interstellar space. This helped the Voyager science team calculate the density…
It’s Official: Voyager 1 Is Now In Interstellar Space
In a cosmically historic announcement, NASA says the most distant human made object -- the Voyager 1 spacecraft -- is…
Winds of Change at the Edge of the Solar System
As the venerable Voyager 1 spacecraft hurtles ever outward, breaking through the very borders of our solar system at staggering…
Voyager 1 Breaking Through the Borders of the Solar System
After almost 35 years traveling at over 35,000 mph, the venerable (and still operational!) Voyager 1 spacecraft is truly breaking…