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Where is the Voyager 1 spacecraft now?
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Quick Answer
Voyager 1 is in interstellar space, beyond the heliopause, traveling away from the Sun. It was the first human-made object to enter that region.
The Full Story
Voyager 1 is now far beyond the heliosphere, in interstellar space, after crossing the heliopause in 2012. It is traveling outward from the Sun at a distance of more than 150 astronomical units and continues to send back data. Launched in 1977, it made flybys of Jupiter and Saturn before heading out of the Solar System. Its location makes it the most distant human-made spacecraft from Earth.
Key Facts
1.Beyond the heliopause
2.Crossed into interstellar space in 2012
3.Launched in 1977
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