It is one of humankind's greatest achievements. More than 12 billion miles away a tiny spaceship is leaving our Solar System and entering the void of deep space - the first human-made object ever to do so.
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August 08, 2017
Very highly recommended.August 10, 2017
Frankly, a documentary like Emer Reynolds' "The Farthest" is exactly what the world needs right now.August 09, 2017
The scientists' joy as they discuss the mission proves infectious.August 11, 2017
It's rare for a film to make one swell with pride about something he or she had no direct hand in, but "The Farthest" accomplishes that feat with aplomb.June 15, 2017
Imagine the late Chuck Berry and Carl Sagan dancing to a cosmic beat, and you've caught the central idea behind The Farthest, an irresistible NASA instant classic about the conquest of space - via the Voyager missions.July 26, 2017
A wonderful film that will inform generations to come.July 23, 2017
There is too much of sheer fascination to map out here but some strands are particularly astonishing.July 28, 2017
A superb cinematic experience and one with a far more global consciousness than any Irish film to date.July 28, 2017
Emer Reynolds' magnificent account of the creation of Voyager I, a Nasa space probe launched in 1977 with the noble aim of introducing ourselves to extraterrestrials.May 05, 2017
There's a real sense of wonder here, and of playfulness; this is an important story, but one told with a sense of humor and style.August 10, 2017
The accounts of scientists, whose enthusiasm still glows, is as wondrous as the technology seen here.August 09, 2017
For anyone who ever doubted that technology could contain philosophy, that physics could be metaphorical poetry, that science is the closest force to magic that we will ever know: watch The Farthest.