Voyager Probes Picked Up Something Scientists Didn’t Expect Right on Our Solar System’s Edge ...

When NASA’s twin Voyager probes left Earth in 1977, they carried computers weaker than a hand calculator and a modest goal of touring the outer planets. No one seriously expected them to redraw the ...

Forty years ago, Voyager 2 flew past Uranus and observed radiation levels that defied explanation. Now, scientists may ...

Voyager 2’s flyby of Uranus in 1986 recorded radiation levels so extreme they baffled scientists for nearly 40 years. New research suggests the spacecraft caught Uranus during a rare solar wind event ...

The Voyager 2 space probe will be on its own for nearly a year as its primary means of communication with Earth is undergoing upgrades. NASA says Australia's Deep Space Network radio antenna will be ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On January 24, 1986, NASA's Voyager 2 spacecraft flew by Uranus. This was the first time any spacecraft had ever visited Uranus.

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