The last time we visited Neptune was with Voyager 2 back in 1989 ... However, a lack of data makes further speculation difficult. Triton, Neptune's moon, is also interesting in its own right.
When Triton first entered orbit ... but its counterparts exist on Neptune. During the Voyager 2 flyby, the spacecraft observed a vortex amid Neptune’s clouds that scientists later dubbed ...
Global color mosaic of Neptune's largest moon, Triton, taken by NASA's Voyager 2 in 1989. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/USGS. A town in the Austrian Alps might not seem like the most conducive place to ...
Uranus has long captivated scientists with its mysteries, particularly those that remain hidden within our solar system. Decades-old data from Voyager 2, a NASA spacecraft, has now breathed new life ...
The planet's large and unusual moon, Triton, dominates this Webb portrait as a very bright point of light. A unique view: These pictures of Neptune were obtained by NASA Voyager 2 on April 26,1989.
Voyager 1′s odyssey began in 1977 when the spacecraft and its twin, Voyager 2, were launched on a tour of the gas giant planets of the solar system. After beaming back dazzling postcard views of ...
And now, new research based on images taken by the Voyager 2 spacecraft has suggested that Miranda, a small Uranian icy moon, may have once possessed a deep liquid water ocean beneath its surface.
The information gathered aids in understanding the heliosphere’s function and offers insights critical for future interplanetary missions. Meanwhile, its twin, Voyager 2, launched a few weeks later ...
King Triton and his wife, Athena, loved each other very much. She was more than just his queen, but his best friend since they were children and they shared a love for music. When she died, he was ...
It also sent back some mysteries. One of these came in 1986, when the Voyager 2 probe — one of a duo of Voyager craft sent into deep space — journeyed by the ice giant Uranus, a strange world ...