Latest News on Interstellar Space
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Nov 13, 2019
NASA renames ice world, visited by New Horizon, 'Arrokoth' after Nazi-link backlash
The planet was named Ultima Thule after a mythical European land that is beyond the borders of the known world. -
Nov 08, 2019
A look back at the Voyager missions through 20 incredible images from 42 years ago
The mission was launched in 1977 and they have gone further than the Sun and our solar system. -
Nov 05, 2019
Voyager 2 is still moving through interstellar space, 42 years after it was launched
The Voyagers spacecrafts are still going strong, although both will run out of power and fall silent within five years. -
Nov 05, 2019
Stars can explode because of mysterious supersonic waves, a new study finds
During the star's explosion, it releases the same amount of energy it would release over its entire lifetime. -
Dec 12, 2018
NASA’s Voyager 2 leaves heliosphere, enters interstellar space 41 years after launch
NASA is prepping an additional mission, IMAP, for launch in 2024 to capitalise on Voyagers’ findings. -
Dec 11, 2018
NASA's Voyager 2 enters interstellar space, crossing edge of Sun's protective bubble
Intended as a five-year mission, the Voyager 2 at 41 years, is NASA’s longest running active mission. -
Jun 15, 2016
Life's first handshake detected near our galaxy
In a first, a team of scientists using highly sensitive radio telescopes has discovered the first complex organic “chiral” molecule in interstellar space near the centre of our galaxy. -
Sep 16, 2013
Voyager 1 in interstellar space: 5 things you need to know
Here are five things you should know about Voyager 1 which is the first man-made object to enter interstellar space. -
Sep 16, 2013
Voyager 1 in interstellar space: 5 things you need to know
Here are five things you should know about Voyager 1 which is the first man-made object to enter interstellar space. -
Sep 13, 2013
Voyager 1 is first man-made object to reach interstellar space
Scientists have been debating for more than a year as to whether NASA's 36-year-old Voyager 1 spacecraft has left the solar system and become the first human-made object to reach interstellar space.
