Since its launch in 1977, NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft has traveled over 15 billion miles into deep space. That’s a long way — but it’s not even 1% of the distance to Alpha Centauri, the nearest star ...

Although no one knows for sure, the comets may reach halfway to Alpha Centauri, the closest star system at 4.3 light-years away. In that case, despite its swift speed, Voyager 1 is like a ...

NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft has traveled over 15 billion miles into deep space. That’s a long way — but it’s not even 1% of the distance to Alpha Centauri, the nearest star to the sun.

However, it is estimated that the Voyager 1 and 2 spacecraft would take more than 80,000 years to reach Alpha Centauri (though neither are headed in its direction). Additionally, the researchers ...

NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft, launched in 1977, has traveled over 15 billion miles—but that’s not even 1% of the distance to Alpha Centauri, the star closest to our solar system. To reach ...

Since its launch in 1977, NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft has traveled over 15 billion miles into deep space. That's a long way—but it's not even 1% of the distance to Alpha Centauri, the nearest star to ...

In a potential step toward sending small spacecraft to the stars, researchers have developed an ultra-thin, ultra-reflective membrane designed to ride a column of laser light to incredible speeds.

A new model has been developed to simulate interstellar activity within our solar system and the nearby Alpha Centauri system ...

Both Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 are losing about four watts of power each year due to the decay of their radioisotope power systems, decreasing from an initial output of about 470 watts at launch.