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→Mission history: heliopause
The mission of Voyager 2 continues to this day (July 2, 2008) and is expected to continue for at least another decade.<ref name=Angrum/><ref name=Leech/> Voyager 2 crossed the heliosheath, or termination shock, on August 30, 2007 and thus joined Voyager 1 as one of two vessels returning data from interstellar space.<ref name=release1>"[https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/voyager/termination_shock.html Voyager 2 Proves the Solar System is Squashed]." [[NASA]] Press Release 07-78, December 10, 2007. Accessed July 24, 2019.</ref><ref name=Angrum2>Angrum, Andrea. "[https://voyager.jpl.nasa.gov/frequently-asked-questions/fast-facts/ Voyager - Mission - Fast Facts]." [[Jet Propulsion Laboratory|JPL]], [[NASA]], February 21, 2008. Accessed July 24, 2019.</ref> The mission will continue as long as its RTGs can provide sufficient power to operate its key sensors. Reliable estimates state that by 2020 Voyager 2 will no longer have enough power to run its systems.<ref name=Arnett>Arnett, Bill. "[https://nineplanets.org/spacecraft.html Spacecraft]." ''The <s>Nine</s>8 Planets'', January 18, 2005. Accessed July 24, 2019.</ref>
The mission of Voyager 2 continues to this day (July 2, 2008) and is expected to continue for at least another decade.<ref name=Angrum/><ref name=Leech/> Voyager 2 crossed the heliosheath, or termination shock, on August 30, 2007 and thus joined Voyager 1 as one of two vessels returning data from interstellar space.<ref name=release1>"[https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/voyager/termination_shock.html Voyager 2 Proves the Solar System is Squashed]." [[NASA]] Press Release 07-78, December 10, 2007. Accessed July 24, 2019.</ref><ref name=Angrum2>Angrum, Andrea. "[https://voyager.jpl.nasa.gov/frequently-asked-questions/fast-facts/ Voyager - Mission - Fast Facts]." [[Jet Propulsion Laboratory|JPL]], [[NASA]], February 21, 2008. Accessed July 24, 2019.</ref> The mission will continue as long as its RTGs can provide sufficient power to operate its key sensors. Reliable estimates state that by 2020 Voyager 2 will no longer have enough power to run its systems.<ref name=Arnett>Arnett, Bill. "[https://nineplanets.org/spacecraft.html Spacecraft]." ''The <s>Nine</s>8 Planets'', January 18, 2005. Accessed July 24, 2019.</ref>
On 5 November 2018 Voyager 2 crossed the ''heliopause'',<ref>[https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2019/11/interstellar-space-weirder-than-expected-nasa-voyager-2-reveals/ Interstellar space even weirder than expected, NASA probe reveals]</ref> where the pressure of the solar wind is equal to the pressure of the interstellar wind.<ref>[https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/sunearth/science/Heliosphere.html The Heliosphere]</ref>
== Scientific accomplishments ==
== Scientific accomplishments ==