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It would pretty much take a day travelling at the speed of light to reach the Voyager 1 space probe. Now well outside of our solar system, she is the farthest man made object from the planet Earth. And she is still working, still reporting back to us, running on 64k memory and a tape player for her computing power.

 

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With the help of AI :

Voyager 1's most amazing discoveries include finding active volcanoes on Jupiter's moon Io, revealing Saturn's complex rings and Titan's dense atmosphere, discovering lightning on Jupiter, and capturing the iconic "Pale Blue Dot" image of Earth, fundamentally changing our view of the solar system and humanity's place within it as it became the first human-made object to enter interstellar space, sending back data from beyond the Sun's protective bubble.

Planetary Discoveries (Jupiter & Saturn)

• Volcanic Io: Discovered active volcanoes on Io, revealing it as the most volcanically active body in the solar system, a result of tidal heating from Jupiter.
• Jupiter's Rings: Found Jupiter has a faint, thin ring system, a major surprise.
• Saturn's Rings: Revealed intricate, complex structures within Saturn's rings, plus new moons.
• Titan's Atmosphere: Studied Saturn's moon Titan, finding it has a thick atmosphere, hinting at potential hydrocarbon lakes.
• Lightning & Storms: Detected lightning in Jupiter's atmosphere and observed massive storms on Jupiter and Neptune.

Beyond the Planets

• Interstellar Space: Became the first spacecraft to cross into interstellar space, providing direct measurements of cosmic rays and the interstellar medium.
• Heliopause: Measured the heliopause, the boundary where the Sun's influence ends, revealing it to be a complex, wide region.

Humanity's Perspective

• Pale Blue Dot: Took the famous photo of Earth as a tiny speck from billions of miles away, emphasizing our planet's fragility and inspiring reflection on humanity's place in the cosmos.

Moons & Magnetospheres

• New Moons: Discovered new moons around Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.
• Europa: Its images of Europa's smooth, lined surface suggested potential subsurface oceans.
• Magnetospheres: Provided first detailed measurements of the magnetospheres of Uranus and Neptune.