The Voyager I is the farthest man-made object in space. It is the third spacecraft to travel past all the planets within our solar system and enter the outer solar system. On August 25, 2013, Voyager 1 successfully reached interstellar space. Throughout its mission, the Voyager 1 space pr...
The tests were made by H. Lloyd Child, chief test pilot of the Buffalo Curtiss plant, who said he “felt no ill effects and did not realize” that the speed was presumably the fastest man has ever traveled.” National Aeronautic Association officials said that no Federation Aeronautique Inter...
As an object zips toward us, however, it has a blueshift. Now, to get to the fast part: Astronomers found a serious blueshift coming from M87, with the object moving toward us at a speed of 638 miles (1,026 kilometers) per second. This is the fastest-approaching object in the univer...