Data from Voyager 1, now more than 11 billion miles (18 billion kilometers) from the sun, suggest the spacecraft is closer to becoming the first human-made object to reach interstellar space.
MORE: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/06/130627140803.htm
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Voyager 1's journey to solar system's edge upends theories
http://www.latimes.com/news/science/la-sci-voyager-heliosphere-20130628,0,6860711.story?fb_action_ids=10200757578355799&fb_action_types=og.likes&fb_ref=s%3DshowShareBarUI%3Ap%3Dfacebook-like&fb_source=other_multiline&action_object_map=%7B%2210200757578355799%22%3A579693102052079%7D&action_type_map=%7B%2210200757578355799%22%3A%22og.likes%22%7D&action_ref_map=%7B%2210200757578355799%22%3A%22s%3DshowShareBarUI%3Ap%3Dfacebook-like%22%7D
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NASA launches new satellite to explore mysteries of sun
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-205_162-57591458/nasa-launches-new-satellite-to-explore-mysteries-of-sun/
