Voyager spacecraft at Jupiter, artwork. Two Voyager spacecraft (Voyager 1 and Voyager 2) were launched in 1977. This timing took advantage of a rare alignment of the giant outer planets Jupiter to Neptune, which made it possible for the spacecraft to visit them in a single mission. The probes successfully beamed images and scientific data back to Earth using their dish. Voyager 2 is currently 110 AU from the Earth – one of the most distant man-made objects in space. In this illustration it is seen passing the planet Jupiter.
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5787 x 3484 px | 49 x 29.5 cm | 19.3 x 11.6 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
15 June 2016Photographer:
MARK GARLICK/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY