@luv.science: Voyager 1 is a NASA spacecraft launched in 1977 to explore the outer planets, and it has since become the farthest human-made object from Earth. After capturing detailed images and data from Jupiter and Saturn, it continued on a trajectory that eventually carried it into interstellar space in 2012, making it the first spacecraft to leave the heliosphere. Equipped with instruments to study magnetic fields, cosmic rays, and plasma, Voyager 1 continues to transmit valuable scientific information despite its extreme distance. It also carries the Golden Record—an encoded collection of sounds and images meant to represent humanity—intended for any potential extraterrestrial civilizations that might one day encounter it. #Voyager #NASA #Space #Astronomy #Science