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''{{w|Voyager 1}}'' is a {{w|U.S.}} {{w|space probe}} launched in 1977 to study the outer reaches of the {{w|Solar System}} and beyond. Popular press has on several occasions announced that it "has left the solar system" at each point when a boundary has been confirmed or a major event has taken place. This underscores the fact that there is no strictly defined and recognizable boundary of the solar system, or at least we haven't found one yet. | ''{{w|Voyager 1}}'' is a {{w|U.S.}} {{w|space probe}} launched in 1977 to study the outer reaches of the {{w|Solar System}} and beyond. Popular press has on several occasions announced that it "has left the solar system" at each point when a boundary has been confirmed or a major event has taken place. This underscores the fact that there is no strictly defined and recognizable boundary of the solar system, or at least we haven't found one yet. | ||
− | On the day of this | + | On the day of this comics release (2013-03-22) it was announced that [https://web.archive.org/web/20130322025117/http://www.agu.org/news/press/pr_archives/2013/2013-11.shtml Voyager 1 had entered a new region of space]. At this point Voyager 1 had passed {{w|Voyager_1#Heliopause|through the Heliopause}} and entered the {{w|Interstellar medium}}, although this latter was {{w| Voyager_1#Interstellar_medium|first confirmed}} about half a year later in September 2013. |
The chart shows that Voyager 1 has left the Solar System 22 times, but in the title text only 16 are mentioned. | The chart shows that Voyager 1 has left the Solar System 22 times, but in the title text only 16 are mentioned. |