VOYAGER 1: The Story of the Next 10 Trillion Years

Editor's Take
Launched in 1977 and now beyond the solar system, Voyager 1 becomes the vehicle for a meditation on deep time. Rather than dwell on the mission's past, the film projects forward across spans so vast that Earth and the sun themselves fall away, following the probe into an almost unimaginable future. The register is contemplative, closer to a reflection on scale than a conventional space documentary. It rewards a patient, thoughtful viewer.
This film follows Voyager 1, the spacecraft launched in 1977 that has now crossed into interstellar space. It traces where the probe will travel over the next trillions of years, long after Earth and the sun are gone. Presented in cinematic 4K, it turns the lonely journey of a human-made object into a meditation on deep time. It is a striking reflection on humanity's most distant emissary. Free to stream in 4K on Dr Documentary.
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