The spacecraft was launched 41 years ago and has now reached its goal.

At more than 18 billion kilometers from Earth

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – NASA's Voyager 2 spacecraft, launched in 1977 for a five-year mission, has become the second man-made spacecraft to continue its journey billions of kilometers away from Earth. announced US scientists.

According to Reuters, "NASA" said the data collected by the onboard equipment aboard the spacecraft showed that they were crossing the outer edge of the solar atmosphere, which is a protective bubble of particles and magnetic fields around the sun.

"This is a very exciting time for Voyager, who began exploring the planets and the atmosphere of the sun 41 years ago, and the interstellar space between now," said Ed Stone, co-founder of California Institute's Voyager project. of Technology.

At more than 18 billion kilometers from Earth, the image of the probe during its journey is the region where the hot solar wind collides with the material present in interstellar space.

Voyager 2 was launched in 1977, 16 days after the launch of the Voyager 1 spacecraft, where the probes' mission was to last five years to study the two large gaseous planets Jupiter and Saturn.

Their continuous work allowed the probe to study the planets of Uranus and Neptune, the two giant planets of the solar system.

Both probes carry a sound recording on a gold-plated copper disc containing sounds, images and welcome expressions in multiple languages ​​illustrating the diversity of life and culture in order to communicate with potential space objects that both probes could meet.