Launch
Voyager 1 begins its journey outward from Earth, carrying instruments to study the outer planets and space beyond.
VOYAGER 1
THE PALE BLUE DOT
A tiny world, seen from billions of kilometers away.
“We are here. On a mote of dust. Suspended in a Sunbeam.”
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Voyager 1
The mission, planetary encounters, Golden Record and the long journey beyond the heliopause.
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The final look back at Earth: a tiny point of light seen from billions of kilometers away.
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Explore →1977Voyager 1 launch
1990Pale Blue Dot captured
6B kmApprox. distance from the Sun
1 pixelEarth in the image
From the Sun to interstellar spaceVoyager 1 has traveled farther than any other human-made object, carrying instruments—and a message from Earth—into deep space.
The Voyager Perspective
One spacecraft. A new view of home.
Voyager 1’s journey links two extraordinary stories: a machine built to explore the outer planets, and a photograph that reduced our entire world to a tiny speck in a ray of sunlight.
- 1977Voyager 1 launches toward the outer Solar System.
- 1990The spacecraft turns its camera back toward Earth for the Pale Blue Dot.
- 2012Voyager 1 becomes the first human-made object to enter interstellar space.
Mission Timeline
Key moments in the
Voyager story.
Four milestones from a mission that began at Earth and continues beyond the heliopause.
Jupiter & Saturn
Historic flybys transform our understanding of the outer Solar System and its moons.
Pale Blue Dot
The spacecraft looks back and captures one of the most famous images of Earth ever made.
Interstellar Space
Voyager 1 continues sending data as it travels through the space beyond the heliosphere.
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Pale Blue Dot
A tiny world, seen from billions of kilometers away. ≈ 6 BILLION KILOMETERS, FEBRUARY 14, 1990