Despite the lack of a dedicated mission to the planet, scientists have learned plenty through ground observations and space telescopes ...
Voyager 2/ISS images of Uranus and Neptune released shortly after the Voyager 2 flybys in 1986 and 1989, respectively, compared with a reprocessing of the individual filter images in ...
Surface features of Uranus' icy moon Miranda point to the existence of a once deep ocean, one that still may exist today.
NASA's Voyager mission launched in the 1970s. Today, it's making history as it conducts new science. But how are two ...
Since then, the planet has only been visited once by spacecraft when, in 1989, Voyager 2 completed its 'Grand Tour' of our solar system's outermost planets. It took this image of Neptune and its moon ...
In August 2012, Voyager 1 made history as it entered interstellar space, the region between stars, filled with material ...
For decades, famous images from NASA's Voyager 2 mission have circulated showing Neptune in a deep azure tone. But those enhanced images have resulted in a misconception, the scientists say.
NASA reconnected with Voyager 1, which is located nearly 15 billion miles away from Earth, after a brief pause that triggered ...
What secrets lie beneath Neptune’s blue clouds? Voyager’s mission took us closer than ever, revealing hidden details about its atmosphere and unique composition. Dive into the mysteries of this ...
Humanity’s first close-up images from Neptune came 34 years ago from NASA’s Voyager 2 spacecraft. The images shows bright cirrus clouds high in its atmosphere above most of its methane.
The Voyager 2 was launched in 1977. It was the first spacecraft to fly past Uranus and Neptune, and has discovered new planetary moons among other achievements. It continues to send signals back ...