After 45 years, the 5-billion-year legacy of the Voyager 2 interstellar probe is just beginning - The Conversation

In the void of interstellar space, the most distant emissary of humankind carries a message that will last for billions of years.

On August 20 1977, 45 years ago, an extraordinary spacecraft left this planet on a journey like no other. Voyager 2 was going to show us, for the first time, what the outer solar system planets looke… [+5202 chars]

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