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// NODE 14 · DEEPSPACE · 12 indexed

The frontier,
far out.

Beyond Earth orbit: the probes leaving the solar system, the interstellar visitors passing through, and the worlds we're counting light-years away. The deep-space index, from NASA and JPL.

6,360
confirmed exoplanets
172 AU
Voyager 1 distance from Earth
430k mph
Parker Solar Probe top speed
3
known interstellar visitors
// Spec comparison

Who's ahead,
by the numbers.

Compared on heliocentric distance (au) — the leader is lit in green. Higher is better.

// Heliocentric distance (AU) · sources: science.nasa.gov · jpl.nasa.gov · esa.int · exoplanetarchive.ipac.caltech.edu · theskylive.com · jhuapl.edu
// The index

Deepspace index

The full roster — search, filter, or sort any column. This table is the database on display.

Mission / objectOperatorSpecStatusYearWhat it's for
// — shown · full sourced index is free & open
// Timeline

What just happened

The milestones that moved this node, most recent last.

1977
Voyager twins launch
Grand tour of the outer planets; both now in interstellar space.
172 & 143 AU
2021
JWST launches to L2
Largest space telescope reshapes infrared astronomy and exoplanet science.
6.5 m mirror
Dec 2024
Parker's record solar pass
Closest, fastest human-made approach to the Sun; repeated through '26.
3.8M mi · 430k mph
Oct 2025
3I/ATLAS transits
Third confirmed interstellar object; perihelion just beyond Mars.
1.4 AU · 153k mph
● 2026
Milestone year
Voyager 1 nears a light-day; BepiColombo enters Mercury orbit; Roman launches.
V1 172 AU
◊ Sourced from primary docs

Every figure here is drawn from primary/authoritative sources: science.nasa.gov · jpl.nasa.gov · esa.int · exoplanetarchive.ipac.caltech.edu · theskylive.com · jhuapl.edu. Volatile counts move fast — the Newsroom tracks changes as they happen.