Six Distant Man Made Objects In Space

Zee Media Bureau
Jul 17, 2024

Voyager 1 and 2

Launched in 1977, these spacecraft are the farthest human-made objects from Earth. They are currently in interstellar space, exploring beyond our solar system.

New Horizons

Launched in 2006, New Horizons conducted a flyby of Pluto in 2015, providing valuable data about the dwarf planet. It is now on its way to explore the Kuiper Belt.

Pioneer 10 and 11

Pioneer 10 was the first spacecraft to travel through the asteroid belt and make a flyby of Jupiter. Pioneer 11 also visited Jupiter and Saturn. Both are now on trajectories out of the solar system.

Helios 1 and 2

Helios 1 and 2 were a pair of solar probes launched in the 1970s. They set records for the closest approach to the Sun by a man-made object, studying solar phenomena.

International Space Station

While not as distant, the ISS is still a remarkable man-made structure in space. It serves as a microgravity and space environment research laboratory.

Hubble Telescope

Launched in 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope orbits Earth and has provided stunning images and valuable data about the universe. It has revolutionized our understanding of space.

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