WEBAfter an initial flyby of Pioneer 11 in 1979, humanity got a second, much closer look at this complex planetary system in the early 1980s through the eyes of NASA's twin Voyager spacecraft. Voyager 2 made its closest approach to Saturn 35 years ago -- …
WEBBright, flat terrain in long swaths on the surface of Jupiter's icy moon Ganymede may testify that water or slush emerged there about a billion years ago, say planetary scientists who have combined stereo images from NASA's Galileo and Voyager missions to examine provocative features on that moon.
WEBVoyager, NASA's Longest-Lived Mission, Logs 45 Years in Space Launched in 1977, the twin Voyager probes are NASA's longest-operating mission and the only spacecraft ever to explore interstellar space.
WEBTwo of three key signs of changes expected to occur at the boundary of interstellar space have changed faster than at any other time in the last seven years, according to new data from NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft.
WEBregion of space dominated by particles streaming from the Sun ends and interstellar space begins. Vo T H E I N T E R S T E L L A R M I S S I O N yager The twin Voyager spacecraft are exploring regions of space never before encountered as they leave the solar system. Voyager 1 has traveled farther from Earth than any other human-made object.
WEBFor the second time in history, a human-made object has reached the space between the stars. NASA's Voyager 2 probe now has exited the heliosphere - the protective bubble of particles and magnetic fields created by the Sun.