Voyager 2 Mission

Voyager 2 Mission Latest News

Recently, NASA’s Voyager 2 got a power-saving upgrade and its mission extended by a year. 

About Voyager 2 Mission

• It is an unmanned space probe launched by NASA in 1977.
• Primary mission: Its mission was to study the outer planets of our solar system, including Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune and their moons, and then continue on an interstellar mission.
• It is the only spacecraft to have ever visited Uranus and Neptune.

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Achievements by the Voyager 2 Mission

• It is the only spacecraft to study all four of the solar system’s giant planets at close range.
• It discovered the 14th moon of Jupiter.
• It was the first human-made object to fly past Uranus.
• At Uranus, Voyager 2 discovered 10 new moons and two new rings.
• It was the first human-made object to fly by Neptune.
• At Neptune, Voyager 2 discovered five moons, four rings, and a “Great Dark Spot.”
• It is the second spacecraft to enter interstellar space.

Source: IE