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Voyager 2 leaves the solar system

The Voyager 2 probe has reached interstellar space outside of the Sun’s influence— the second man-made object to do so after Voyager 1.

Robert Lea
Nov 4 · 5 min read

New research from the University of Iowa has indicated that the Voyager 2 spacecraft has reached the interstellar medium (ISM )— the region of space between solar systems in a…

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Freelance science writer and journalist. Space. Physics. Astronomy. Astrophysics. Quantum Physics. ABSW member. WCSJ Fellow 2019. Twitter @sciencef1rst

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