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OTD In Space – January 24: Voyager 2 Flies Past Uranus
NASA's Voyager 2 spacecraft flew by Uranus. This was the first time any spacecraft had ever visited Uranus. Its twin ...
On this date: Voyager 2 begins transmitting data from Uranus
On this date, Jan. 24, 1986, Voyager 2 began beaming images from Uranus, giving scientists unprecedented data and insights about the solar system’s seventh planet. Information from the probe showed ...
What is on the Voyager Golden Record? Shockingly, not The Beatles.
“To me, the Voyager Golden Record is a beautiful example of humanity and striving for world peace,” adds propulsion engineer ...
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How Voyager 1 is still bringing us surprises from the very edge of our solar system
Voyager 1 – and its sibling, Voyager 2 – were always meant to be a testament to humanity’s ingenuity. When they left Earth in the summer of 1977, they did so carrying a record that was ...
On this date: Voyager 2 data leads to moon discovery at Uranus
On this date, Jan. 13, 1986, astronomer Stephen Synnott using data collected by NASA’s Voyager 2 probe discovered three additional moons in orbit around Uranus. Those moons are Desdemona, Rosalind and ...