Launched in 1977 Voyager-2 has reached interstellar space

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After 41 years, Voyager-2 fulfilled its mission and left the heliosphere. It became the second interstellar space probe which crossed the heliopause (First - Voyager-1)

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Image: searchforlifeinspace.com

«For the second time in history, a human-made object has reached the space between the stars. Now Voyager-2 has exited the heliosphere - a protective bubble of particles and magnetic fields created by Sun»

Voyager-2 is the only space probe which has studied all four gas giants planets: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune – and discovered 16 moons. The probe recorded a Large dark spot of Neptune, cracks in the ice shell of Europe (Jupiter's satellite) and the features of the rings on each planet.

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Through Plasma Science instrument (PLS) probe can transmit information about the nature of heliosat and the interstellar space beyond the Solar system.

Voyager 2 also has two Phonographic recordings with contain sounds and images of Earth, created for intelligent extraterrestrial life or people of the future.

Read more: livescience.com

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