Voyager's trip to infinity

Yesterday I didn't have time to post about this BBC article on the Voyager 2's encounter with Neptune, 16 years ago.

Fascinating.

Scientists at Mission Control in Florida have called it the "culmination of the greatest journey of exploration this century."

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Scientists have been astounded by the discovery of a storm the size of Earth hovering over Neptune.

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Voyager 2 is due to leave our solar system soon and begin a journey of exploration of the stars - it is the last we will hear of it for many years.

Voyager 1 [its twin spaceship] is already on its way to conduct studies of interplanetary space.

Imagine how far away those two probes are right now. In the immense expanse of the universe.

It must be so cold. So lonely. So fascinating.