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will either of the voyager probes pass the heliopause before they run out of power. if so when will it happen?
Yes, Voyager 1 and 2 have already passed the heliopause, which marks the boundary of our solar system. They are currently in interstellar space, traveling further away from our sun.
Voyager 1 and 2 have traveled approximately 13.8 billion miles and 11.5 billion miles, respectively, since their launch in 1977. They are the farthest man-made objects from Earth.
Passing the heliopause is significant because it marks the end of the heliosphere, the protective bubble created by our sun's magnetic field. Beyond this point, the spacecraft can study the interstellar medium and provide valuable insights into the outer reaches of our solar system.
It is unlikely that Voyager 1 or 2 will encounter another star system. The nearest star to our sun, Proxima Centauri, is about 4.2 light-years away from Voyager 1's current location. It would take tens of thousands of years for the spacecraft to reach another star system.
We communicate with Voyager 1 and 2 using the Deep Space Network, a series of radio antennas located around the world. The spacecraft send data back to Earth using radio signals, which take about 20 hours to reach us from Voyager 1 and about 17 hours from Voyager 2.