Today is the 35th anniversary of the launch of Voyager 1. It was the first probe to provide detailed images of the Jovian and Saturian systems, and is now nearing the edge of the solar system. At 120 times farther from the Sun than Earth is, it is the farthest manmade object from Earth, and the second longest-operating spacecraft in history -- Voyager 2 was launched a bit earlier. (Which seems weird to me.)
The AP reports on the anniversary: 35 years later, Voyager 1 is heading for the stars
Thirty-five years after leaving Earth, Voyager 1 is reaching for the stars.
Sooner or later, the workhorse spacecraft will bid adieu to the solar system and enter a new realm of space — the first time a manmade object will have escaped to the other side.
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