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Yes and no. On one definition it has.
However, on another definition it has not and it will not for thousands of years.
That definition is the outer edge of the Oort cloud of comets.
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Was Pioneer 1 the first man made object to leave the solar system?
There has never been a man made object to leave the Solar System. There are however, two objects which may escape the influence of Sol and enter the interstellar medium. These objects are the Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 spacecraft. It is currently unknown which will leave the system first, as although Voyager 1 was launched first, peculiarities of the nature of the Solar System may mean that Voyager 2 breaks the heliosphere first.
Where exactly is Voyager 1 right now?
Voyager 1 and 2 were launched in 1977, and explored the outer planets during the 70's and 80's. They are still partially operational today, on their way out of our solar system. Voyager 1 is the most distant man made object to date, currently around 116 astronomical units from earth.
What is the name of the spacecraft which has now crossed the solar system and has gone into outer space?
The Voyager 1 spacecraft is a 722-kilogram (1,592 lb) space probe launched by NASA on September 5, 1977, to study the outer Solar System and eventually interstellar space. Operating for 33 years, 11 months and 12 days as of today (17 August 2011), the spacecraft receives routine commands and transmits data back to the Deep Space Network. It will be the first probe to leave the Solar System and is the farthest man made object from Earth.The two Voyager satellites have left the solar system and passed the "heliopause", the boundary layer between the solar system and deep space.V1 Launch Date: 1977-09-05 12:56:00 UTCV2 Launch Date: 1977-08-20 14:29:00 UTC
What are the measurements of the solar system?
The solar system or heliosheath (the point at which the Solar wind has no influence) is generally regarded to be between 10 & 14 AU (1 AU = 93,000,000 miles). This should be defined more accurately as the Voyager space probes travel into this area. As at June 2010 Voyager 1 encountered an area where the solar wind slowed to zero. This could be defined as the boundary of the Solar system (about 10.6 Billion miles away)
What do satellites and probes do out of your solar system?
The farthest probe away from Earth is Voyager 1. As of 2011, it hasn't left the solar system, but it will relatively soon. When it does, it will continue sending back data about the parts of outer space that it is in. The craft Voyager two, which not quite as far away as Voyager 1, will do the same thing. The crafts Pioneer 10 and 11 are also headed out of the solar system, but we no longer have radio contact with them, so they will just be objects flying through space.
Why are space missions Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 special?
Because they were the first vehicles to leave the solar system.
Was Pioneer 1 the first man made object to leave the solar system?
There has never been a man made object to leave the Solar System. There are however, two objects which may escape the influence of Sol and enter the interstellar medium. These objects are the Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 spacecraft. It is currently unknown which will leave the system first, as although Voyager 1 was launched first, peculiarities of the nature of the Solar System may mean that Voyager 2 breaks the heliosphere first.
Where is voyager 1 in your solar system?
It is exiting our solar system.
What is name of spacecraft which has now crossed the solar system and has gone into outer space?
Both Voyager 1 and 2 have travelled through the solar system, I believe Voyager 1 is the only one which has left the solar system (or is in the process of).
Is it possible to leave the solar system?
With current technology, a human could not leave the solar system and live. However the space probe Voyager 1, launched in 1977, has entered interstellar space after traveling for more than 30 years.
What was the name of the first spacecraft to leave the solar system?
Nothing man-made has left our solar system yet. The furthest thing is Voyager 1, which is now about 116AU away from Earth, around 10.8 billion miles - at the edge of our solar system.
Are Voyager is now traveling beyond your solar system?
Both Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 are on trajectories that will one day cause them to exit the solar system, but they are both still within its accepted boundaries.
Where exactly is Voyager 1 right now?
Voyager 1 and 2 were launched in 1977, and explored the outer planets during the 70's and 80's. They are still partially operational today, on their way out of our solar system. Voyager 1 is the most distant man made object to date, currently around 116 astronomical units from earth.
When will voyager 2 leave the solar system?
That kind of depends on where you consider the boundary of "the solar system" to be. It's currently in the "heliosheath" and will probably reach the heliopause... which is one reasonable definition of "outside the solar system"... within the next ten years or so. Voyager 1, which is further away and moving faster, is expected to reach this boundary in about 2015, but Voyager 2 reached the heliosheath significantly closer to the Sun than Voyager 1 did... this boundary appears to be "dented" in the direction that Voyager 2 is heading. Voyager 2 is well outside what most non-scientists think of as "the solar system" already... it's over twice as far from the Sun as Pluto is, for example.
Which space probe has left the solar system?
Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 have both left the heliosphere, but neither has left the solar system. The edge of the solar system is considered to be the outer boundary of the Oort Cloud, The exact width of the Oort Cloud is not known, but its estimated that it would take Voyager 2 about 300 years to reach the inner boundary of it. To reach the outer boundary of the Oort Cloud, truly leaving the solar system, would take Voyager 2 something like 30,000 years.
What is the name of the spacecraft that scientists say has reached the edge of the solar system?
Voyager 1.
What were the first two space probes to leave your solar system?
Voyager 1 and Voyager 2. There is a matter of some debate as to whether the two Voyager probes have actually left the solar system, an where the "edge" of the solar system actually is. Both are beyond the orbit of Pluto, but have not passed beyond the vaguely-defined Kuiper Belt, and the two probes are just approaching the heliopause, the boundary layer between the solar wind and the broader currents of interstellar space. But it seems likely that however that boundary is defined, the two Voyager probes either were or will be the first man-made objects to pass it.
