2006-05-24 | MISSIONS
New Discoveries at the Edge of the Solar System
After 28 years, NASA's twin Voyager spacecraft are still beaming back new information about the final frontier of our solar system, including evidence of 'potholes' in the turbulent zone near the edge.
Since their launch in 1977, Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 have provided a vast amount of important information about the Solar System. For instance, both spacecraft turned their eyes to the moons of Jupiter and Saturn, making observations of locations like Titan and Europa that have inspired further astrobiology studies.
Understanding how the Solar System functions can tell us a great deal about similar systems in the Universe. Determining if other stars could support Earth-like planets can help scientists estimate the number of potentially habitable planets in the Universe.
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