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Voyager 2's Historic Flyby of Uranus Exposes Rare Magnetic Distortion
A new analysis of Voyager 2’s flyby of Uranus in 1986 reveals a unique magnetic anomaly caused by a rare solar wind event. Scientists from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Caltech found that the solar wind’s impact on Uranus’s magnetosphere was a unique occurrence, influencing measurements of the planet’s magnetic field. The study also ...
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New Uranus Research Suggests All We Knew About Planet Could Be Wrong
Scientists gathered much of the knowledge about Uranus after NASA's robotic spacecraft conducted a five-day flyby in 1986.
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NASA's Voyager 2 Finds Clues of Ancient Ocean on Uranus' Moon Miranda
Recent analysis of images captured by NASA's Voyager 2 has suggested that Miranda, a moon orbiting Uranus, may have once contained a significant ocean beneath its icy exterior. Research led by Tom Nordheim at Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory reveals that this ocean could have existed hundreds of millions of years ago, driven by tidal forces...
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NASA Voyager 2 Shuts Down Plasma Science Instrument to Conserve Power
NASA engineers have powered down the plasma science instrument on Voyager 2 to conserve energy. Launched in 1977, the spacecraft is now 12.8 billion miles from Earth. With power decreasing yearly, NASA aims to keep at least one instrument functional into the 2030s. The plasma science instrument, which helped confirm Voyager 2's crossing into inters...
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NASA Shares Breathtaking Image Of Neptune's South Pole
NASA aptly described the image, "it curves along the bottom of the image, like a smile. From left to right along the curve, the planet is blue, fading into a pale yellow."
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How 'Voyager 2', 12 Billion Miles Away, Re-established Contact With Earth
NASA has succeeded in re-establishing full contact with Voyager 2 by using its highest-power transmitter to send an "interstellar shout" that righted the distant probe's antenna orientation, the space agency said Friday.
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NASA's Voyager 2 Sends "Heartbeat" Signal To Earth After Blackout
NASA's distant Voyager 2 probe has signaled it is in "good health" after mission control mistakenly cut contact for several days, the US space agency said in its latest update.
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NASA's Wrong Command Cuts Contact With Voyager 2 Probe 12 Billion Miles Away
Voyager 2 is the successor to Voyager 1 and second spacecraft to enter interstellar space.
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NASA Says 4 Of Uranus' Large Moons May Hold Water
The study revisited findings from NASA's Voyager 2 flybys of Uranus in the 1980s and from ground-based observations.
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NASA to Announce Astronauts Selected for 2024 Artemis II Lunar Flyby Mission
NASA will introduce the four astronauts for its Artemis II lunar flyby mission on Monday. The US space agency's upcoming lunar mission is set for launch as early as next year. Artemis II is expected to be the first crewed voyage around the Moon since the end of the Apollo era over 50 years ago.
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NASA Voyager 1's Probe Is the Closest Humanity Can Get to Immortality, Claims Expert
James Edward Huchingson, Professor emeritus and lecturer of Religion and Science at Florida International University, has published a piece to throw light on what the Voyager Probes could teach about humanity and legacy. The Golden Records have messages packed in a bottle, which include spoken greetings in 55 languages, sounds, and images from natu...
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NASA Probe Gives Insight On Solar System's Border With Interstellar Space
The journey of NASA's dauntless Voyager 2 spacecraft through our solar system's farthest reaches has given scientists new insight into a poorly understood distant frontier: the unexpectedly distinct boundary marking where the sun's energetic influence ends and interstellar space begins.
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42 Years On, Voyager 2 Charts Interstellar Space
A probe launched by NASA four days after Elvis died has delivered a treasure trove of data from beyond the "solar bubble" that envelops Earth and our neighbouring planets, scientists reported Monday.
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NASA Says Saturn Rings May Vanish In 100 Million Years
Saturn is losing its iconic rings at the maximum rate estimated from Voyager 1 and 2 observations made decades ago, confirms new NASA research that estimates that the rings have less than 100 million years to live.
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After 41 Years, NASA Spacecraft Escapes Sun's Bubble, Enters Interstellar
Ever since it left Earth 41 years ago, the Voyager 2 spacecraft has sailed across the solar system on a stream of energetic particles from the sun.
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Voyager 2's Historic Flyby of Uranus Exposes Rare Magnetic Distortion
A new analysis of Voyager 2’s flyby of Uranus in 1986 reveals a unique magnetic anomaly caused by a rare solar wind event. Scientists from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Caltech found that the solar wind’s impact on Uranus’s magnetosphere was a unique occurrence, influencing measurements of the planet’s magnetic field. The study also ...
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New Uranus Research Suggests All We Knew About Planet Could Be Wrong
Scientists gathered much of the knowledge about Uranus after NASA's robotic spacecraft conducted a five-day flyby in 1986.
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NASA's Voyager 2 Finds Clues of Ancient Ocean on Uranus' Moon Miranda
Recent analysis of images captured by NASA's Voyager 2 has suggested that Miranda, a moon orbiting Uranus, may have once contained a significant ocean beneath its icy exterior. Research led by Tom Nordheim at Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory reveals that this ocean could have existed hundreds of millions of years ago, driven by tidal forces...
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NASA Voyager 2 Shuts Down Plasma Science Instrument to Conserve Power
NASA engineers have powered down the plasma science instrument on Voyager 2 to conserve energy. Launched in 1977, the spacecraft is now 12.8 billion miles from Earth. With power decreasing yearly, NASA aims to keep at least one instrument functional into the 2030s. The plasma science instrument, which helped confirm Voyager 2's crossing into inters...
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NASA Shares Breathtaking Image Of Neptune's South Pole
NASA aptly described the image, "it curves along the bottom of the image, like a smile. From left to right along the curve, the planet is blue, fading into a pale yellow."
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How 'Voyager 2', 12 Billion Miles Away, Re-established Contact With Earth
NASA has succeeded in re-establishing full contact with Voyager 2 by using its highest-power transmitter to send an "interstellar shout" that righted the distant probe's antenna orientation, the space agency said Friday.
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NASA's Voyager 2 Sends "Heartbeat" Signal To Earth After Blackout
NASA's distant Voyager 2 probe has signaled it is in "good health" after mission control mistakenly cut contact for several days, the US space agency said in its latest update.
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NASA's Wrong Command Cuts Contact With Voyager 2 Probe 12 Billion Miles Away
Voyager 2 is the successor to Voyager 1 and second spacecraft to enter interstellar space.
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NASA Says 4 Of Uranus' Large Moons May Hold Water
The study revisited findings from NASA's Voyager 2 flybys of Uranus in the 1980s and from ground-based observations.
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NASA to Announce Astronauts Selected for 2024 Artemis II Lunar Flyby Mission
NASA will introduce the four astronauts for its Artemis II lunar flyby mission on Monday. The US space agency's upcoming lunar mission is set for launch as early as next year. Artemis II is expected to be the first crewed voyage around the Moon since the end of the Apollo era over 50 years ago.
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NASA Voyager 1's Probe Is the Closest Humanity Can Get to Immortality, Claims Expert
James Edward Huchingson, Professor emeritus and lecturer of Religion and Science at Florida International University, has published a piece to throw light on what the Voyager Probes could teach about humanity and legacy. The Golden Records have messages packed in a bottle, which include spoken greetings in 55 languages, sounds, and images from natu...
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NASA Probe Gives Insight On Solar System's Border With Interstellar Space
The journey of NASA's dauntless Voyager 2 spacecraft through our solar system's farthest reaches has given scientists new insight into a poorly understood distant frontier: the unexpectedly distinct boundary marking where the sun's energetic influence ends and interstellar space begins.
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42 Years On, Voyager 2 Charts Interstellar Space
A probe launched by NASA four days after Elvis died has delivered a treasure trove of data from beyond the "solar bubble" that envelops Earth and our neighbouring planets, scientists reported Monday.
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NASA Says Saturn Rings May Vanish In 100 Million Years
Saturn is losing its iconic rings at the maximum rate estimated from Voyager 1 and 2 observations made decades ago, confirms new NASA research that estimates that the rings have less than 100 million years to live.
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After 41 Years, NASA Spacecraft Escapes Sun's Bubble, Enters Interstellar
Ever since it left Earth 41 years ago, the Voyager 2 spacecraft has sailed across the solar system on a stream of energetic particles from the sun.
