Escaping Our Solar System

These days, I've been insanely obsessed with Radiolab. The soft voices of the talk-show hosts, the beautiful music choices that go on in the background, the emotional stories told by the interviewees, intertwine like an elegant dance. And to be more specific, like a contemporary dance piece that triggers the heart to jump a bit 'deeper', or slower...

I was again listening to a podcast today, Escape. One of the stories in that one-hour-episode was about Voyager I  – at the edge of our solar system, and still, flying further away. The interview described it beautifully:

"It would the first ever man-made object to leave ANY star. Voyager I is right there, smelling, touching that boundaries (the edge of the solar system). You know we only do all those things once, like your first kiss, your first taste of alcohol, your first time driving a car, your first time seeing the ocean… These things open up a whole new world; the first time out of a solar system… And this, could happen anytime now..."

This sure IS an exciting moment!