NASA's Voyager 2 spacecraft captured dark streaks produced by geysers visible on the icy surface of Triton's south polar ...
The James Webb Space Telescope has changed the game for planet hunters. Recent readings found what look like the first clues ...
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Contrary to its name, Voyager 2 was the first of the vehicles launched into space first in Aug. 20 1977 from Florida. Its twin probe, Voyager 1, launched two weeks later on Sept. 5. At more than 15 ...
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Launched in 1977, Voyager 2 spent over four decades journeying through the outer solar system. In 2018, it became only the second human-made object to enter interstellar space. This video explores the ...
Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have uncovered a tiny new moon orbiting Uranus, increasing the planet’s moon tally to 29. The object, only about six miles wide, escaped Voyager 2’s ...
On Aug. 20, 1977, NASA launched the Voyager 2 spacecraft on a mission to explore the outer planets. Despite its name, this was the first of two Voyager missions NASA launched that year. Thanks to a ...
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Four days before Voyager 2 was launched, Elvis died. Twelve days after Voyager 1 was launched, Cris Collinsworth threw a 99 yard touchdown pass in his first game as a Gator. A year after Voyager 2 ...
In November 2024 I was interviewed for a marvelous NPR podcast called Living On Earth about my latest popular science book, Under Alien Skies. While prepping for the show, one of the producers asked ...
It's been almost 40 years since Voyager 2 flew past Uranus, but its readings from that whistlestop flyby have remained some of the most important for how we understand the planet. But new data from a ...