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We Are Made of Stardust
This brief quote by the late Carl Sagan is wonderfully illustrated in the beautiful and poignant short film "Stardust," directed…
27 Years Ago: Voyager 2’s Visit to Uranus
Image of Uranus' crescent taken by a departing Voyager 2 on January 25, 1986 (NASA/JPL) 27 years ago today, January…
Voyager 1 May Have Left the Solar System
Number of particles from the Sun hitting Voyager 1. Credit: NASA While there's no official word from NASA on this,…
35 Years Ago: Our First Family Portrait of the Earth and Moon
A crescent Earth and Moon as seen by Voyager 1 on September 18, 1977 (NASA) 35 years ago today, September…
Is Triton Hiding an Underground Ocean?
Voyager 2 mosaic of Neptune's largest moon, Triton (NASA) At 1,680 miles (2,700 km) across, the frigid and wrinkled Triton is Neptune’s…
Winds of Change at the Edge of the Solar System
As the venerable Voyager 1 spacecraft hurtles ever outward, breaking through the very borders of our solar system at staggering…
Voyager 1 Breaking Through the Borders of the Solar System
After almost 35 years traveling at over 35,000 mph, the venerable (and still operational!) Voyager 1 spacecraft is truly breaking…
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Voyager 1 Spacecraft Enters New Region of Solar System
[/caption] Voyager 1 is in uncharted territory. The long-lived spacecraft has entered a new region of space that lies between…
Voyager 2
[/caption] Voyager 2 is easily the most famous spacecraft sent from Earth to explore other planets. Launched on August 20,…
Life-size Wooden Spacecraft Sculptures
[/caption] If you think about it, spacecraft are kind of ethereal in that once they are launched into space, we…