The title is not an exaggeration.
In the mid-1970's, the gas-giant planets aligned in a manner that posed a rare once-in-200-years opportunity for a truly epic grand tour of the outer solar system.
NASA launched two probes and returned the first detailed images of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune and their armada of major moons.
And these images were nothing short of astounding.
The Voyager mission exceeded the scientific community's wildest expectations, and fundamentally changed our understanding of the solar system.
'The Farthest' documents the often-touching story behind these probes, the scientists and curators, the science, and of course the amazing, glorious discoveries and jaw-dropping images Voyager sent us on its journey through our solar system on its way to interstellar space.
It even includes a classic SNL clip about the famous "Message in a Bottle" phonograph record. No spoilers, if you don't know what I'm talking about, google it yourself or, better yet, watch this wonderful documentary.
In the mid-1970's, the gas-giant planets aligned in a manner that posed a rare once-in-200-years opportunity for a truly epic grand tour of the outer solar system.
NASA launched two probes and returned the first detailed images of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune and their armada of major moons.
And these images were nothing short of astounding.
The Voyager mission exceeded the scientific community's wildest expectations, and fundamentally changed our understanding of the solar system.
'The Farthest' documents the often-touching story behind these probes, the scientists and curators, the science, and of course the amazing, glorious discoveries and jaw-dropping images Voyager sent us on its journey through our solar system on its way to interstellar space.
It even includes a classic SNL clip about the famous "Message in a Bottle" phonograph record. No spoilers, if you don't know what I'm talking about, google it yourself or, better yet, watch this wonderful documentary.