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NASA’s Voyager 1 in space.

The Farthest

The Farthest

Launched in 1977, NASA’s epic Voyager missions revolutionized our understanding of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and their spectacular moons and rings. In 2012, Voyager 1 left our solar system and ushered humanity into the interstellar age.

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The Outer Planets Grand Tour
0:39
Scientist Tom Krimigis explains how the Voyager mission got approved.
Jupiter Encounter
1:29
Scientists on the Voyager mission reveal the story behind the historic Jupiter flyby.
The Golden Record
0:30
Producer Timothy Ferris and designer John Lomberg describe Voyager’s Golden Record.
Is There Anybody Out There?
1:21
Engineers and scientists discuss the probability of finding intelligent life in space.
Earth in a Sunbeam
1:13
Carl Sagan describes the famous pale blue dot photograph that Voyager took in 1990.
Interstellar Space
0:38
Author Jim Bell describes the day Voyager 1 ushered humanity into the interstellar age.
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