What is the telescope/probe/satellite that is flying out of the galaxy?


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cflhardcorekid asked:


What is the telescope/probe/satellite that is flying out of the galaxy? I know that the Hubble only goes around earth, but i believe there is one that is flying outward.
I meant solar system not galaxy. thanks.

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4 Responses to “What is the telescope/probe/satellite that is flying out of the galaxy?”

  1. ! Says:
    May 21st, 2009 at 10:37 am

    You are probably referring to the Voyager and Pioneer spacecraft. See the following link:

  2. lindajune Says:
    May 23rd, 2009 at 3:50 pm

    Nothing humans have launched is flying out of the galaxy.

    Pioneers 10 and 11 and Voyagers 1 and 2 are all moving out of our solar system but none of them have gone even 1 light year yet. They have a LONG way to go to exit the galaxy.

  3. Owl Eye Says:
    May 25th, 2009 at 8:52 am

    None. We have not yet launched a probe with sufficient speed to escape from our galaxy. The Voyager probes are right now flying out of the solar system in opposite directions. Maybe that is what you are thinking of.

  4. There aint half been some clever Says:
    May 25th, 2009 at 8:47 pm

    Yip, as stated above, pioneers 10 and 11 and Voyagers 1 and 2 are a long way away now, and on the way out of the solar system. None of them have actually left it though. Votager 1 is furthest away, and has passed the termination shock, as has voyager 2. We are still in contact with the Voyagers, but the pioneers now don’t have enough power to communicate with us.

    More recently the New Horizons spacecraft was launched in january 2006. It’s going to fly past pluto, and that will also eventually leave the solar system.

    Using New Horizons you can get an idea of the distances involved. New Horizons was given a huge boost of speed at launch, and is going like the clappers!
    It passed the moon’s orbit in 9 hours (the apollo missions took nearly 3 days to do that)
    It passed Saturns orbit in 18 months (Cassini took nearly 7 years to get there by a roundabout route)
    It will take 9 years to get to Pluto (Nothing’s been there before)
    It will take 25 years to reach the edge of the solar system…

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