Daily Quiz | On Voyager 1, journey of interstellar pioneer

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What does this image show?

Answer : It is a photo of Earth taken by Voyager 1 in 1990 from 3.7 billion miles away, showing Earth as a tiny dot. Carl Sagan dubbed it the ‘Pale Blue Dot’ and used it to reflect on humanity’s place in the universe and our shared responsibility for protecting our fragile world.

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Which two gas giants did Voyager 1 fly past, and what key discoveries did it make during each encounter?

Answer : During the flyby past Jupiter (1979) Voyager 1 discovered active volcanoes on Io, and detailed Jupiter’s turbulent atmosphere and magnetosphere. The flyby past Saturn (1980) revealed complex ring structures and confirmed that Titan has a dense, nitrogen-rich atmosphere.

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What milestone did Voyager 1 achieve in 2012, and why was it significant?

Answer : On August 25, 2012, it became the first human-made object to enter interstellar space, crossing the heliopause. It is at present the most distant human-made object from Earth.

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What powers Voyager 1, and how long is it expected to remain operational?

Answer : It runs on radioisotope thermoelectric generators (RTGs), generating about 470 W at launch; it’s expected to remain operable at least until 2025, potentially to 2030, with limited data until 2036. 

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What is the Golden Record, and what was its purpose?

Answer : A gold-plated phonograph record aboard Voyager 1 and 2, containing sounds and images from across the planet and greetings and music in various languages from Earth, intended as a greeting for any extraterrestrial intelligence that might encounter the spacecraft.

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In approximately 40,000 years, Voyager 1 is expected to pass near a star currently located in which constellation?