The Voyager probes are some of the most awesome projects mankind has ever done.
Voyager 1 has finally seen a drop off of solar particles:
Which corresponds with an notable increase in galactic particles (thought to be from supernovae)
Which means it could finally be beyond our helipause.
A good article here:
http://blog.chron.com/sciguy/2012/10/more-evidence-that-voyager-has-exited-the-solar-system/
Voyager 1 has finally seen a drop off of solar particles:
Which corresponds with an notable increase in galactic particles (thought to be from supernovae)
Which means it could finally be beyond our helipause.
A good article here:
http://blog.chron.com/sciguy/2012/10/more-evidence-that-voyager-has-exited-the-solar-system/