Cool--will we see VGER looking for its creator in years to come?

I couldn't resist the Star Trek: the Motion Picture reference. :)

Voyager approaches edge of solar system

I was 10 when Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 were launched. They did an amazing job of helping us explore the solar system, and continue to do so at its outer reaches. It's absolutely wonderful that 35 years later, they're still chugging along. Although we are slated to lose contact with them sometime between 2020 and 2025, they will continue as a testament to mankind's desire to explore space.

Pictured is the Voyager Golden Record. Each of the Voyager spacecraft carry one, which was a sort of time capsule of for anyone who might encounter them. In the words of President Jimmy Carter:

'This is a present from a small, distant world, a token of our sounds, our science, our images, our music, our thoughts and our feelings. We are attempting to survive our time so we may live into yours.'

Let us hope so....