Daily Quiz | On Voyager 1, journey of interstellar pioneer

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What does this picture present?

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

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Which two gasoline giants did Voyager 1 fly previous, and what key discoveries did it make throughout every encounter?

Answer : During the flyby previous Jupiter (1979) Voyager 1 found energetic volcanoes on Io, and detailed Jupiter’s turbulent environment and magnetosphere. The flyby previous Saturn (1980) revealed advanced ring constructions and confirmed that Titan has a dense, nitrogen-rich environment.

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What milestone did Voyager 1 obtain in 2012, and why was it vital?

Answer : On August 25, 2012, it turned the primary human-made object to enter interstellar house, crossing the heliopause. It is at current probably the most distant human-made object from Earth.

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What powers Voyager 1, and the way lengthy is it anticipated to stay operational?

Answer : It runs on radioisotope thermoelectric turbines (RTGs), producing about 470 W at launch; it’s anticipated to stay operable no less than till 2025, probably to 2030, with restricted knowledge till 2036. 

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

Answer : A gold-plated phonograph document aboard Voyager 1 and a couple of, containing sounds and pictures from throughout the planet and greetings and music in varied languages from Earth, supposed as a greeting for any extraterrestrial intelligence that may encounter the spacecraft.

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In roughly 40,000 years, Voyager 1 is predicted to move close to a star at present situated during which constellation?