As of August 17th, Voyager I is now 100AU (astronomical units) from the Sun (about 15 billion km or 9.3 billion miles). This is the farthest that any human-made object has gone in space. It only took 29 years. In comparison, Earth is 1AU from the sun, Jupiter is about 5.2AU and Pluto varies 30-50AU from the sun.
This is an exhibition - not a competition. Please...no wagering.
Sunday, August 20, 2006
Into the great wide open
As of August 17th, Voyager I is now 100AU (astronomical units) from the Sun (about 15 billion km or 9.3 billion miles). This is the farthest that any human-made object has gone in space. It only took 29 years. In comparison, Earth is 1AU from the sun, Jupiter is about 5.2AU and Pluto varies 30-50AU from the sun.
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