Listening to: BBC Radio 1

Voyager 1 has now
entered the heliosheath:

“We have confirmed, for the first time, that Voyager 1 crossed the termination
shock on Dec. 16, 2004,” said Frank McDonald , a senior research scientist at the
university’s Institute for Physical Science and Technology, and a coauthor on two
of four Voyager 1 papers published in the Sept. 23 issue of Science. The termination
shock marks the beginning of a transition region at the edge of the solar system that
is known as the heliosheath.

Please excuse me while I recover from having my mind blown. I think it is very sad
that we don’t live in a society where this isn’t celebrated more. Not only is this
spaceship really old but it is also a long long long way away (but no… Britney spawn
is far more consumable). It is a huge achievement and wonderfully mind expanding.

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