14 July 2017
Juno gets in close to The Great Red Spot
... been released by NASA, after Juno did a fly-by of this most distinguished feature earlier this week. Like Saturn’s rings, Jupiter’s Red Spot has enthralled professional astronomers and amateur enthusiasts alike since the planet...
11 September 2017
Are we being watched from afar?
... of an affect on blocking out the light than our distant but more massive gas giant neighbours, I.e Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. "Larger planets would naturally block out more light as they pass in front of their...
01 November 2017
Voyager 1 spies unexpected light at the outer edges of the Solar System
...-lived and furthest human-made objects in the Universe. Voyager 1 and 2 initially set out to explore Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune, but once this task was complete, the twin spacecraft extended their mission...
04 December 2017
After 37 years, Voyager 1 fires up dormant thrusters
... side of the spacecraft. However, they have not been used since Voyager’s last planetary encounter with Saturn in November 1980. Back then, the TCM thrusters were used in a more continuous firing mode and they...
