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Here you'll also find a number of artist's concepts explaining the anatomy of our solar system and the Voyagers' journey to reach interstellar space.

Relative Positions of Distant Spacecraft (April 2011)

Artist’s concept of the paths taken by the two Voyager spacecraft in relationship to our solar system, the termination shock, and the heliopause. It also shows reveals how the interstellar winds push against the bow shock.

Artist’s concept comparing the flight paths of Voyager 1, Voyager 2, Pioneer 10 and Pioneer 11 within our solar system and the heliopause.

One Voyager Out, One Voyager In (Artist Concept)

One Voyager Out, One Voyager In (Artist Concept)

This artist’s concept shows NASA’s two Voyager spacecraft exploring a turbulent region of space known as the heliosheath, the outer shell of the bubble of charged particles around our sun.

This artist’s concept shows NASA’s Voyager spacecraft against a backdrop of stars.

The Space Between: This artist’s concept shows the Voyager 1 spacecraft entering the space between stars. Interstellar space is dominated by plasma, ionized gas (illustrated here as brownish haze), that was thrown off by giant stars millions of years ago.