Heliopause penetrated?

[Mojocvh]

The Voyager-1 probe has left the Solar System, according to some scientists.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-2186...

"t has been detecting a rise in the number of high-energy particles, or cosmic rays, coming towards it from interstellar space, while at the same time recording a decline in the intensity of energetic particles coming from behind, from our Sun.

A big change occurred on 25 August last year, which the GRL paper's authors say was like a "heliocliff"."

[Simpo Two]

36 years old and still working, another great example of 'old tech' that seems impossible by modern standards.

Clearly fake!

[scubadude]

Same age as me and arguably in better condition despite the mileage :-)

[Chimune]

Ahhh - but who took that photo ?? Hmm??

[dodgyviper]

Chimune said:

Ahhh - but who took that photo ?? Hmm??

Klingons - haven't you seen the film?

[hornet]

Quite cool to think that long after we're all gone, the Voyagers are still going to be out there somewhere, maybe until someone else finds them one day.

[Seeker UK]

http://xkcd.com/