How the Voyager Space Probes Work (Infographic)

by Karl Tate, SPACE.com Infographics Artist | March 20, 2013 01:02pm ET

Infographic: unmanned Voyager 1 and 2 probes visited the outer planets of the solar system and are approaching the edge of our solar system.

After 35 years of space travel, the twin Voyager planetary probes are nearing the very edge of Earth’s solar system. They will become the first man-made objects to travel between the stars.

Voyager 2 was launched fi

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