Voyager 1 set to leave solar system after 35 years

Saturday, September 8, 2012 - 00:30 in Astronomy & Space

Jet Propulsion Laboratory scientists aren't sure what to expect, but they think it's nearing interstellar space.In 1977, Jimmy Carter moved into the White House, "Star Wars" and "Saturday Night Fever" premiered in theaters and the Voyager 1 and 2 spacecraft launched from Florida's Cape Canaveral to explore the outer solar system.

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