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Scientists 'amazed' by 1970s space probe

The Voyager 1 and 2 space probes were launched 40 years ago and continue to send back data from the outer solar system and interstellar space, despite relying on technology developed in the 1970s.

Video produced by Trystan Young

Main image: Saturn's rings, courtesy NASA/JPL

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