It s a while since we have had a space story on “Because It’s Friday” and this one also includes some maths to work out just how big is the Solar System?
How astronomers work out the size of the Solar System – The Conversation
NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft is shown in the above diagram of the solar system – it is the furthest human made object from the Earth. Have a look at this “Because It’s Friday” to see how fifty year old data storage works and how NASA sends updates to the spacecraft today.
Have a good weekend.
Clive
Clive Catton MSc (Cyber Security) – by-line and other articles
Further Reading
The Voyager Missions FAQs – NASA Jet Propulsion Labs
Photo by Marta Longas
