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Why don’t the speedy Voyager space probes bump into anything?

an artist’s impression of one of the Voyager spacecraft
A bump-free ride? ... artist’s impression of one of the Voyager spacecraft. Photograph: Nasa/JPL-Caltech/PA Wire Photograph: NASA/JPL-Caltech/PA

How is it possible that the Voyager space probes, travelling at 15.4km a second or even faster, manage not to crash into anything on their journeys? Presumably even hitting the slightest space debris at that speed would obliterate them.

Jon Lloyd, London SE23

Post your answers – and new questions – below or email them to nq@theguardian.com

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