Voyager 2 - Wikipedia
WEBVoyager 2 is a space probe launched by NASA on August 20, 1977, as a part of the Voyager program. It was launched on a trajectory towards the gas giants Jupiter and Saturn and enabled further encounters with the ice giants Uranus and Neptune.
Voyager 2 - Science@NASA
WEBVoyager 2 is the only spacecraft to visit Uranus and Neptune. The probe is now in interstellar space, the region outside the heliopause, or the bubble of energetic particles and magnetic fields from the Sun.
Where Are They Now? - NASA Science
WEBWhere Are They Now? Both Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 have reached "interstellar space" and each continue their unique journey deeper into the cosmos. In NASA's Eyes on the Solar System app, you can see the actual spacecraft trajectories of the Voyagers updated every five minutes.
Voyager 2: Nasa fully back in contact with lost space probe - BBC
WEBAug 4, 2023 · Nasa is back in full contact with its lost Voyager 2 probe months earlier than expected, the space agency said. In July a wrong command was made to the spacecraft, sent to explore space in...
Voyager program - Wikipedia
WEBThe Voyager program is an American scientific program that employs two interstellar probes, Voyager 1 and Voyager 2. They were launched in 1977 to take advantage of a favorable alignment of the two gas giants Jupiter and Saturn and the ice giants, Uranus and Neptune, to fly near them while collecting data for transmission back to Earth.
Voyager 2: An iconic spacecraft that's still exploring 45 years on
WEBAug 17, 2022 · Voyager 2, was the first of two twin probes NASA sent to investigate the outer planets of our solar system. The probe was launched aboard a Titan IIIE-Centaur from Cape Canaveral Space Launch...
Voyager 2 | NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
WEBAug 20, 1977 · The Voyager 2 spacecraft, which has been in operation since 1977 and is the only spacecraft to have ever visited Uranus and Neptune, has made its way to interstellar space, where its twin spacecraft, Voyager 1, has resided since August 2012. Visit Mission Website. Launch Date. Aug. 20, 1977.
NASA’s Voyager 2 Probe Enters Interstellar Space - NASA
WEBDec 10, 2018 · For 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.
Voyager, NASA’s Longest-Lived Mission, Logs 45 Years in Space
WEBAug 17, 2022 · NASA’s twin Voyager probes have become, in some ways, time capsules of their era: They each carry an eight-track tape player for recording data, they have about 3 million times less memory than modern cellphones, and they transmit data about 38,000 times slower than a 5G internet connection.
30 Years Ago: Voyager 2’s Historic Neptune Flyby - NASA
WEBAug 22, 2019 · Thirty years ago, on Aug. 25, 1989, NASA’s Voyager 2 spacecraft made a close flyby of Neptune, giving humanity its first close-up of our solar system’s eighth planet.
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