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For the second time in history, a human-made object has reached the space between the stars. NASA's Voyager 2 probe now has exited the heliosphere - the protective bubble of particles and magnetic fields created by the Sun. Both spacecraft carry with them a 12-inch (30 cm) golden phonograph record that contains pictures and sounds of Earth, along with symbolic directions…

Leaving the Solar System.   We're on the cusp of one of the greatest scientific accomplishments of all time, but we may not know when the moment strikes. Or, rather, there may be no moment. -Rebecca J. Rosen [The Atlantic] Links: NASA - Voyager Cosmic Ray Subsytem Atlantic Article - Get Ready, Because Voyager I Is *This Close* to Leaving…

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