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Voyagers’ Paths through the Solar System (Artist’s Illustration)
In this illustration, NASA's Hubble Space Telescope is looking along the paths of NASA's Voyager 1 and 2 spacecraft as they journey through the solar system and into interstellar space.
Hubble is gazing at two sight lines (the twin cone-shaped features) along each spacecraft's path. The telescope's goal is to help astronomers map interstellar structure along each spacecraft's star-bound route. Each sight line stretches several light-years to nearby stars.
- Release DateJanuary 6, 2017
- Science ReleaseHubble Provides Interstellar Road Map for Voyagers’ Galactic Trek
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Claire Andreoli
NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, Maryland
claire.andreoli@nasa.gov
