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June 28, 2013

NASA's Voyager 1 approaches outer limit of solar system
Washington (AFP) June 27, 2013
The Voyager 1 spacecraft is approaching the outer limit of the solar system but remains months or even years away from the farthest reach of the sun's magnetic pull, NASA said Thursday. In the meantime, the US space agency's pioneering craft launched in 1977 is sending back a wealth of data on the final frontier of the solar bubble - or heliosphere - which scientists have dubbed the magnetic highway. "This strange, last region before interstellar space is coming into focus, thanks to Voyager 1 ... read more

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SpaceX Will Launch Turkmenistan Satellite For Thales Alenia Space

Arianespace Soyuz Puts Four O3b Networks' Birds Into Orbit

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Mars Rover Opportunity Trekking Toward More Layers

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Metamorphosis of Moon's Water Ice Explained

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Australian team maps Moon's hidden craters

New Horizons Team Sticking to Original Flight Plan at Pluto

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Xi vows bigger stride in space exploration

China astronaut teaches lesson from space

Arianespace will retain its market leadership by building on the company's flexibility and agility

NASA and Italian Space Agency Sign Agreement on Exploration of Mercury

Chinese astronauts manually dock spacecraft

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China's space program less costly

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Space lotuses to touch down in Shanghai

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