Expected to launch sometime in the early 2030s, the Interstellar Probe will study how our solar system interacts with the rest of space around it.
Scientists hope the proposed Interstellar Probe will teach us more about our home in the galaxy as well as how other stars in the galaxy interact with their interstellar neighborhoods. (Credit: John Hopkins APL)
(CN) — Following the recent success of Perseverance, NASA’s Mars rover, the space agency is planning to explore beyond the reaches of our solar system with its next spacecraft called the Interstellar Probe.
The new spacecraft will carry on the legacy of the Voyager program, which launched two probes in 1977 to explore Earth’s neighboring planets.