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Plasma Wave Emission - Voyager 1

May 16 , 2021 1086 days 896 0
  • The Voyager 1 probe recently picked up humming sound.
  • The scientists have named this as “Plasma Wave Emission”.
  • This humming sound has been interpreted as interstellar gas activity.
  • Moving forward, the Voyager 1 will help scientists to understand the interactions between solar winds and the interstellar medium.
  • The hum was of narrow frequency bandwidth.

Voyager 1

  • The Voyager 1 was the first spacecraft to enter the heliosphere of the sun in 2012.
  • The Voyager 1 was launched in 1977.
  • It was launched to study the outer solar system and planets such as Saturn and Jupiter on its way.

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