Voyager 1 has left the solar system — almost
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 - 22:30
in Astronomy & Space
The American Geophysical Union announces that the space probe has become the first man-made object to enter interstellar space, only to backtrack when NASA scientists and others dispute the claim. It was welcome news to Earthlings: The Voyager 1 spacecraft had seemingly crossed a momentous threshold and become the first man-made object to enter interstellar space.