Artist concept illustration showing the Voyager 1 spacecraft entering the space between stars. Interstellar space is dominated by plasma and ionized gas that was thrown off by giant stars millions of years ago. The Voyager 1 was launched in 1977 and crossed into interstellar space in September 12, 2013.

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Artist concept illustration showing the Voyager 1 spacecraft entering the space between stars. Interstellar space is dominated by plasma and ionized gas that was thrown off by giant stars millions of years ago. The Voyager 1 was launched in 1977 and crossed into interstellar space in September 12, 2013.

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Photo credit: © NASA Photo / Alamy / Afripics
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