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Voyager 1 on fast track toward interstellar space

More than 35 years after launch, the probe finally nears the solar system's edge

Voyager 1 is illustrated merging onto the "magnetic highway" at the solar system's edge.

JPL-Caltech/NASA

By Jessica Shugart

- More than 2 years ago

The Voyager 1 space probe has merged into a newly discovered zone at the solar system’s edge, and scientists think the craft’s next destination could be interstellar space.