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                           Astronomy Picture of the Day   
      
       Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our   
         fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation   
                       written by a professional astronomer.   
      
                                 2022 September 9   
      
                               Interstellar Voyager   
              Poster Illustration Credit: NASA, JPL-Caltech, Voyager   
      
      Explanation: Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 were launched in 1977 on a grand   
      tour of the outer planets of the Solar System. They have become the   
      longest operating and most distant spacecraft from Earth. Both have   
      traveled beyond the heliosphere, the realm defined by the influence of   
      the solar wind and the Sun's magnetic field. On the 45th year of their   
      journey toward the stars Voyager 1 and 2 reached nearly 22 light-hours   
      and 18 light-hours from the Sun respectively and remain the only   
      spacecraft currently exploring interstellar space. Each spacecraft   
      carries a 12-inch gold-plated copper disk with recordings of sounds,   
      pictures and messages. The Golden Records are intended to communicate a   
      story of life and culture on planet Earth, preserved in a medium that   
      can survive an interstellar journey for a billion years.   
      
                         Tomorrow's picture: light-weekend   
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